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

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

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