[ˈmɔːdlɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental
(e.g: a bout of maudlin self-pity)


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Origin:
Middle English (as a noun denoting Mary Magdalen): from Middle English forms of the name of Mary Magdalen, probably via Old French, from ecclesiastical Latin Magdalena (see magdalen). The current sense derives from allusion to pictures of Mary Magdalen weeping