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sentimentally

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a sentimental manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a sentimental manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `I miss the good old days,' she added sentimentally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsentimentally

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sentimental Middle English -ly English -ly English sentimentally From sentimental + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sentimentalment — in a sentimental manner
  • French: sentimentalement — in a sentimental manner
  • Galician: sentimentalmente — in a sentimental manner
  • Georgian: სენტიმენტურად (senṭimenṭurad) — in a sentimental manner
  • Italian: sentimentalmente — in a sentimental manner
  • Polish: sentymentalnie — in a sentimental manner
  • Portuguese: sentimentalmente — in a sentimental manner
  • Spanish: sentimentalmente — in a sentimental manner