tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.

foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness.

adjective

calm , matter-of-fact , unimaginative

adjective

bathetic , befuddled , confused , cornball , drippy , gushing , insipid , lachrymose , mawkish , mushy * , romantic , schmaltzy , sentimental , slush * , soap * , soapy , soppy , syrupy , tearful , tear-jerking , weak , weepy , gushy , slushy , sobby , soft , corny , emotional , fuddled , intoxicated , mushy , over-emotional , tipsy