C1adverbemotionsarts
US/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.i/
UK/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.i/
in a way that is based on tender feelings or memories rather than on cool thinking
In context
She sentimentally kept every ticket from their first year together.
The film ends sentimentally, with the whole family crying at the airport.
He spoke sentimentally about the village where he grew up.
Words that go with sentimentally
adverb + adjective
- sentimentally attachedI am sentimentally attached to this old coat.
- sentimentally valuableThe ring is sentimentally valuable, though it is not worth much money.
- sentimentally inclinedShe is not sentimentally inclined and throws old things away.
verb + adverb
- speak sentimentallyGrandfather speaks sentimentally about his years at sea.
- write sentimentallySome poets write sentimentally about childhood.