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The Clue
Mawkish (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BATHETIC
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Notes
The answer BATHETIC is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BATHETIC as an adjective:
1. (bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy) = effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"