sentimentally
2
4.7
- adverb
- /ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəli/
:
sentimentalmente
- He looked sentimentally at the old photographs of his family during the holiday gatherings.
- sentimentally attached
But I will also say that it is, you know it's a sentimental, sentimentally valued item for your mom probably.
- But I will also say that it is, you know it's a sentimental, sentimentally valued item for your mom probably.
- There there is an old, almost almost sentimentally lovable old left.
Examples
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"Truly, it is a Waltz of the Flowers," replied Yang sentimentally.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's strange to look back, somewhat sentimentally, on the habits and idiosyncrasies I was raised with.
Blog text (28) -
"A friend... a buddy." "How sweet, how very sweet," she said sentimentally.
Fiction book (1990) -
Believe me when I tell you that he may talk sentimentally, but he will act rationally.
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But, of course, ideal as it may be to view the world sentimentally, Oedipa cannot prevent the tears running down her cheeks.
Academic text (2017) -
How quintessentially Columbia, we seniors sentimentally mused.
Fiction book (1999) -
The tide'll be out by the time we get over," he says, nodding sentimentally in the general direction of his beloved Fife.
Fiction book (2002) -
On rainy days, I often think sentimentally about my childhood adventures in the park.
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She smiled sentimentally as she reminisced about the summer she spent at her grandparents' house.
Synonyms
41
1.5
In a warm way that shows liking or love
10
5.6
In a sad way that shows you wish for something you no longer have
5
7.0
In a way that makes you feel moved or very sad
2
6.0
In a way that shows gentle sadness when people remember the past
2
5.1
In a way that makes you feel sad or moved
2
4.2
In a way that makes people like someone and feel warm towards them
1
4.1
Shows deep, real feeling and care when speaking or acting
In a way that shows deep love and care
Antonyms
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
sentimentally = sentimental (transparent) = sentiment + al + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular addition of -ly to the adjective 'sentimental', a standard and transparent process.
Etymology
The word sentimentally comes from sentiment, which goes back to Latin sentire meaning 'to feel'. You can see the same idea in the word sense, so to act sentimentally is to show tender feelings or to react with warm memories.