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maudlin /MAWD lin/
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Alteration of (Mary) Magdalene, who was frequently depicted as a tearful penitent.[weakly and effusively sentimental; drunk enough to be emotionally silly]

Example:

The communist party leader showed maudlin concern for the wellbeing of the unprivileged.




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z.f. 回复 悄悄话 i enjoy learning english now...it is much different from Chinese's thinking...really interesting...thanks for your post...:))
~&~ 回复 悄悄话 haha.....it is an EXAMPLE sentence....

hope learning english doesn't give you goose-bumps!
z.f. 回复 悄悄话 "The communist party leader showed maudlin concern for the wellbeing of the unprivileged."

it is really disgusting to watch this kind of gi-pi-ge-da shows...

maudlin = gi pi ge da
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