Hyphenation of mawkish

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mawkish? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mawk-ish

Definitions of mawkish:

1.	Effusively or insincerely emotional A bathetic novel Maudlin expressions of sympathy Mushy effusiveness A schmaltzy song Sentimental soap operas Slushy poetry

Synonyms of mawkish:

adj	bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, emotional

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.