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Sentimentally

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Adverb

1. sentimentally

in a sentimental manner

Example Sentences:
'I miss the good old days,' she added sentimentally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sentimentally

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adjective
1. 
tending to indulge the emotions excessively
2. 
making a direct appeal to the emotions, esp to romantic feelings
3. 
relating to or characterized by sentiment

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sentimentally

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adjective
1. 
having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, as in aesthetic expression
2. 
having or showing such feelings in an excessive, superficial, or maudlin way; mawkish
3. 
influenced more by emotion than reason; acting from feeling rather than from practical motives
4. 
of or resulting from sentiment
a sentimental reason

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sentimentally

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adj.
1. Having, showing, or caused by emotion, especially tender or affectionate feeling: I have sentimental ties to the small town I grew up in.
2. Having, showing, or caused by strong or extravagant tenderness or sadness, often in an idealized way: "He had no sentimental illusions about poverty's virtues" (Sherill Tippins).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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