English → Latin
“mawkish” in Latin
fastīdiōsussqueamish; nauseating; disdainful, scornfulpūtidusold, half-rotten, withered, decrepit; tiresome, wearisome, objectionable, vexatious, offensive, disagreeable, disgusting
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mawkish
PROP., fastidiosus.
Figuratively, putidus (Cic.); taedium afferens (Liv.); fastidiosus, fastidium creans (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mawkish?
- The usual Latin words for “mawkish” are fastīdiōsus, pūtidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.