weakly+sentimental
1sentimental — sentimentally, adv. /sen teuh men tl/, adj. 1. expressive of or appealing to sentiment, esp. the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song. 2. pertaining to or dependent on sentiment: We kept the old photograph …
2sentimental — /sɛntəˈmɛntl / (say sentuh mentl) adjective 1. expressive of or appealing to sentiment or the tender emotions: a sentimental song. 2. relating to or dependent on sentiment: sentimental reasons. 3. weakly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender …
3sentimental — sen•ti•men•tal [[t]ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl[/t]] adj. 1) expressive of or appealing to the tender emotions 2) nostalgic: a sentimental journey[/ex] 3) weakly emotional; mawkish • Etymology: 1740–50 sen ti•men′tal•ly, adv …
4namby-pamby — (adj.) weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty, 1745, from satiric nickname of English poet Ambrose Philips (1674 1749) mocking his sentimental pastorals addressed to infant members of the nobility. Used first in 1726 in a farce credited to Carey.… …
5maudlin — [môd′lin] adj. [after Maudlin, Magdalene < ME Maudeleyne < OFr Madeleine: Magdalene was often represented with eyes red from weeping] 1. foolishly and tearfully or weakly sentimental 2. tearfully sentimental from too much liquor …
6namby-pamby — [nam′bē pam′bē] adj. [orig. satirical nickname of Ambrose Philips, 18th c. Eng poet: in ridicule of his sentimental pastorals] 1. weakly sentimental; insipid 2. without vigor 3. wishy washy n. 1. namby pamby talk 2. pl. namby pambie …
7Mawkish — Mawk ish, a. [Orig., maggoty. See {Mawk}.] 1. Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; slightly nauseating; disgusting. [1913 Webster] So sweetly mawkish , and so smoothly dull. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Easily disgusted; squeamish;… …
8Moony — Moon y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the moon. [1913 Webster] Soft and pale as the moony beam. J. R. Drake. [1913 Webster] 2. Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent. [1913 Webster] But soon the miscreant moony host Before the victor cross shall… …
9Mushy — Mush y, a. Soft like mush; figuratively, good naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental. [1913 Webster] She s not mushy, but her heart is tender. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …
10Namby-pamby — Nam by pam by, n. [From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …
