ˈmȯdlə̇n adjective
Etymology: from Maudlin Mary Magdalene, woman whom Jesus healed of evil spirits (Lk 8:2), from Middle English Maudeleyn, from Old French Madelaine, from Late Latin Magdalene, from Greek Magdalēnē; from the practice of representing Mary Magdalene in paintings as a penitent sinner with eyes swollen and red with weeping
1. archaic : tearful , weeping , lachrymose
2. : tearfully or weakly emotional : effusively sentimental
maudlin eloquence
a maudlin poet
maudlin expressions of regret
3. : drunk enough to be emotionally silly : fuddled
a mob of maudlin rummies … sing hymns — Joseph Mitchell
Synonyms: see sentimental