MAUDLIN


Meaning of MAUDLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmɔ:dlɪn ]

adj. & n. --adj. weakly or tearfully sentimental, esp. in a tearful and effusive stage of drunkenness. --n. weak or mawkish sentiment. [ME f. OF Madeleine f. eccl.L Magdalena MAGDALEN, with ref. to pictures of Mary Magdalen weeping]

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