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sentimentally, adv.|sɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪ|
[f. sentimental a. + -ly2.]
1. With respect to sentiment.
1784J. Barry Lect. Art v. (1848) 187 An harmonious and sentimentally expressive chiaroscuro. 1821Lamb Elia Ser. i. Chapter on Ears, I even think that sentimentally I am disposed to harmony. But organically I am incapable of a tune. 1884J. Tait Mind in Matter (1892) 282 The imprecatory Psalms may not supply singing of a sentimentally agreeable quality.
2. In a sentimental manner.
1815Jane Austen Emma i. viii, Elton may talk sentimentally but he will act rationally. |