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Definition of Maudlinly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maudlinly
Literary usage of Maudlinly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1845)
"No one could be more ludicrously pompous, more maudlinly dignified, more
bombastically imperious:—it was .tranza metamorphosed into the mock Dulce. ..."
2. The Bibelot: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Loversby Thomas Bird Mosher by Thomas Bird Mosher (1908)
"We find in its most truthful passages an echo authentic, but how maudlinly
distorted, of the very thought and feeling of the Lesbian. ..."
3. Joseph Jefferson: Reminiscences of a Fellow Player by Francis Wilson (1906)
"... leaning his head upon his (Jefferson's) shoulder, looking up maudlinly into
Rip's face and saying: " Joe, I Ve modelled my life on yours. ..."
4. Three Plays for Puritans by Bernard Shaw (1906)
"They laugh; they dance; they embrace one another; they set to partners and waltz
clumsily; they shake hands repeatedly and maudlinly. ..."
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