Mawk'ish adjective [ Orig., maggoty. See Mawk .] 1. Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting. « So sweetly mawkish' , and so smoothly dull.» Pope. 2. Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious. J. H. Newman. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/35