MAWKISH Meaning of MAWKISH in English adj. 1 sentimental in a feeble or sickly way. 2 having a faint sickly flavour. mawkishly adv. mawkishness n.[ obs. mawk maggot f. ON mathkr f. Gmc ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012