Sentimental
Sentimental adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Trite and sentimental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trite" instead an adjective "Sentimental".
Trite
Trite adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Sentimental and trite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sentimental" instead an adjective "Trite".
Both words in one sentence
- Most people dislike Glurge as overly trite and sentimental garbage incapable of truly plucking at the heart strings.
Source: Glurge Addict - In the 1830s reverent fans of the Bard began to restore Shakespeare's original ending to performances, and the Tate version gradually fell out of favor, increasingly derided by Victorian critics as sentimental and trite.
Source: Deader Than Disco / Theater
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