See maudlin in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:
bathetic, gushy, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy. (Informal) gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy. (Slang) drippy, sappy, tear-jerking. See feelings
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