sentimentally

sen·ti·men·tal

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sen-tuh-men-tl]
- /ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl/
- /ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-tuh-men-tl]
- /ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl/

Definitions of sentimentally word

adjective sentimentally expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song. 1
adjective sentimentally pertaining to or dependent on sentiment: We kept the old photograph for purely sentimental reasons. 1
adjective sentimentally weakly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender: the sentimental Victorians. 1
adjective sentimentally characterized by or showing sentiment or refined feeling. 1

See all 4 definitions of sentimentally

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Origin of sentimentally

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50; sentiment + -al1

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Parts of speech for Sentimentally

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sentimentally

sentimentally popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sentimentally

adverb sentimentally

amorously — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
gushingly — In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
mawkishly — In a mawkish manner.
meltingly — In a melting way.
mushily — In a mushy manner.

All 7 Synonyms of sentimentally

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