- (a.) Addressed or pleasing to the emotions only, usually to the weaker and the unregulated emotions.
- (a.) Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or affectedly tender; -- often in a reproachful sense.
- (a.) Having, expressing or containing a sentiment or sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral reflection; didactic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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