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   sentimental

   /ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia: "she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her" Similar nostalgictenderemotionaldewy-eyedmisty-eyedaffectionatelovingsoft-heartedtender-heartedsoftsoft-centredinformal:soppyOpposite dispassionatepractical
   • ▪ having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way: "a sentimental ballad" Similar mawkishover-sentimentaloveremotionalcloyingsicklysaccharinesugarysugar-coatedsyrupyromantichearts-and-flowerstouchingpathetictweeinformal:slushysloppymushyweepytear-jerkingschmaltzycutesylovey-doveygooeydrippysloshysoupytreaclycheesycornyickysick-makingtoe-curlingsoppycornballsappyhokeythree-hankytrademark:Mills-and-BoonOpposite grittyunsentimentalrealistichard-headed

   Derivatives

   • 1. sentimentally adverb

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