maudlin

adjective

Effusively sad or full of self-pity; extremely sentimental: synonym: sentimental.

Tearful; lacrymose; weeping.

Over-emotional; sickly-sentimental; foolishly gushing.

Tipsy; fuddled; foolish from drink.

noun

A hardy herbaceous plant, Achillea Ageratum, a kind of milfoil, native to southern Europe, bearing yellow flowers. Also called sweet maudlin.