mawkish

If that leaves you expecting mawkish sentiment and introspective wallowing, you've not been paying attention.

Estrada sounded earnest, even mawkish, befitting his trim frame and boyish looks.

The dialogue was more dignified: no brainless chatter or mawkish introductions.

Not to be mawkish, but one of the things I like about the show is that if I saw it when I was 18, I think I would’ve enjoyed it.

This dialogue verges on the mawkish: “What does hermaphrodite mean?”