See maudlin on Wiktionary
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"word": "ploramiques"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "larmoyant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "démonstratif"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "hystérique"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "pleurnicheur"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "choromica"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "mexerica"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "larmoyant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "verheult"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "ömlengős"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "érzelgős"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "szenvelgős"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "piagnucoloso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "sdolcinato"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kanshō-tekina",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "感傷的な"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "напившийся до состояния слезливого раскаяния",
"roman": "napivšijsja do sostojanija slezlivovo raskajanija",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slezlivyj",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "слезливый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "sensiblero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "llorón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "llorica"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "blödig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"word": "gråtmild"
},
{
"alt": "напідпитку",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "plaksyvyj",
"sense": "affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плаксивий"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Mary Magdalene"
],
"word": "maudlin"
}
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