unsentimentally
- adverb
- /ˌʌnˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəli/
- Another example of this tendency is The New Child (1995), which, worryingly, positions portraits as transparent windows onto the past, "telling us unsentimentally about the nature of childhood itself."
Examples
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"These are the words of a man who trusts people unsentimentally and fears himself, showing a pragmatic view on relationships."
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"These are the words of a man who trusts people unsentimentally and fears himself."
Academic text (2001) -
Routines came and went, were conceived, tested, and then discarded unsentimentally.
Fiction book (1990) -
At once unsentimentally au courant and fixated on that past, Marker was the Janus of world cinema.
Blog text (8) -
Instead, Michaels dismantles the us/them couplet by focusing as closely and unsentimentally on the first term as on the second (Hebdige 1994:xv).
Academic text (2008) -
He speaks unsentimentally about his homeland, focusing on the facts rather than emotions.
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Routines came and went, were conceived, tested, and then discarded unsentimentally during the project.
Synonyms
In a way that shows no feeling or reaction
In a calm way that does not show feelings
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
In a way that shows no feeling or awareness
In a way that shows no personal warmth or feeling
In a way that shows no feeling on the face
In a way that shows no interest or energy
Without showing any feeling
In a way that shows no feeling on the face
In a way that shows little warmth or care
In a way that shows no warm or loving feelings
Antonyms
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsentimentally = unsentimental (transparent) = un + sentiment + al + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to 'unsentimental', yielding 'in a not sentimental manner', which is clear to learners who know the adjective.
Etymology
Unsentimentally breaks into un- meaning 'not', sentimental (like sentiment) meaning 'feeling', and -ly which makes the word tell how something is done. So, to act unsentimentally is to do something 'without feeling' or 'without strong emotion'.