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sentimental

 
/ˌsen·təˈmen·təl/ adj

Definition

related to feelings rather than reason: When you ask which team will win, my sentimental favorite would have to be Philadelphia. Sentimental also means expressing or causing gentle emotions: He gets sentimental and starts crying when we talk about his mother.
(Definition of sentimental adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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