sentimental
/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ adjective C1- Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
- Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
- Romantic.
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Ruby Gillis is rather sentimental.
Miss Stacy’s photograph occupied the place of honor, and Anne made a sentimental point of keeping fresh flowers on the bracket under it.
That night came Aunt Ellen, gentle, sentimental, wrinkled, sighing, oppressed by wealth, in to Brother Anthony at his evening paper, and began discourse on the subject of lovers’ woes.
She would not endeavour to entangle the old gentleman in a sentimental attachment which might deliver him over to his enemy.
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