1. in a way that is excessively sentimental or emotional to the point of being disgusting or nauseating

Examples

• The movie ended mawkishly with an overly sweet reunion scene.
• She spoke mawkishly about her childhood, making everyone uncomfortable.
• The greeting card was written so mawkishly that it seemed insincere.
• He mawkishly declared his love in front of the entire restaurant.
• The novel’s ending was mawkishly sentimental and unrealistic.
• The politician mawkishly appealed to voters’ emotions without substance.