maudlin
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maudlin /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
▶adjective self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.
– origin ME (denoting Mary Magdalen): from OFr. Madeleine, from eccles. L. Magdalena; the current sense derives from images of Mary Magdalen weeping.
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