maudlin
maud|lin /m'ɔːdlɪn/
1 [ADJ]
If you describe someone as maudlin, you mean that they are being sad and sentimental in a foolish way, perhaps because of drinking alcohol.
Jimmy turned maudlin after three drinks.
...maudlin self-pity.
2 [ADJ]
If you describe a song, book, or film as maudlin, you are criticizing it for being very sentimental.
...the most maudlin song of all time.
...a hugely entertaining (if over-long and maudlin) movie.
1 [ADJ]
If you describe someone as maudlin, you mean that they are being sad and sentimental in a foolish way, perhaps because of drinking alcohol.
Jimmy turned maudlin after three drinks.
...maudlin self-pity.
2 [ADJ]
If you describe a song, book, or film as maudlin, you are criticizing it for being very sentimental.
...the most maudlin song of all time.
...a hugely entertaining (if over-long and maudlin) movie.