sentimental vs mawkish

sentimental and mawkish both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sentimental	No	Yes	No	No
mawkish	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, sentimental and mawkish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sentimental include bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, slushy, soppy, soupy.

sentimental (adjective)	mawkish (adjective)
effusively or insincerely emotional	effusively or insincerely emotional
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality