Synonyms for Mawkish (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (effusively or insincerely emotional):
bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mushy, schmaltzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, schmalzyWordNet sense 2 (of more than usual emotion):
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