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Adjective: sentimental  ,sen-ti'men-t(u)l
  1. Effusively or insincerely emotional
    "sentimental soap operas";
    - bathetic, drippy [informal], hokey [N. Amer, informal], maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy [informal], schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sappy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], slushy [informal], cutesy [informal], gooey [informal], corny [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]
     
  2. Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

See also: cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, lovey-dovey [informal], tender

Encyclopedia: Sentimental