maud ‧ lin /ˈmɔːdlɪn $ ˈmɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Maudlin 'Mary Magdalen' (14-16 centuries) , from Old French Madeleine , from Latin Magdalena ; because she was shown in pictures as crying ]
1 . talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and emotional way, especially when drunk
get/grow/become maudlin
Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of claret.
2 . a maudlin song, story, film etc tries too hard to make people feel emotions such as love or sadness and seems silly:
a song that is tender without being maudlin