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sentimental

adjective

effusively or insincerely emotional

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
S
Ends with
L
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. effusively or insincerely emotional

    “a bathetic novel”

adjective

  1. given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

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Example Sentences

a bathetic novel
maudlin expressions of sympathy
mushy effusiveness
a schmaltzy song
sentimental soap operas

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