Resulting from or colored by emotion rather than reason or realism.
Appealing to the sentiments, especially to romantic feelings: sentimental music.
derivatives
seńti·meńtal·ly
adverb
synonyms:
sentimental, bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy These adjectives mean overly or insincerely emotional: a sentimental card; a bathetic novel; maudlin words of sympathy; mawkish sentiment; mushy effusiveness; a romantic adolescent; a schmaltzy song.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition