a. [ Prov. E. maum soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. molm rotten wood, G. mulm. ] Nauseous. [ Obs. ] L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Orig., maggoty. See Mawk. ]
So sweetly mawkish', and so smoothly dull. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a mawkish way. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being mawkish. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]