ˈmȯkish, -kēsh adjective
Etymology: mawk + -ish
1. archaic : somewhat sick or disordered : squeamish
2. : having an unpleasant flavor ; usually : having a faint sickly insipid taste often unpleasantly sweetish : cloying
3. : marked by sickly sentimentality : falsely or puerilely sentimental
Synonyms: see sentimental