unsentimental

adjective

un·​sen·​ti·​men·​tal ˌən-ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce unsentimental (audio)
: not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental
an unsentimental person
unsentimental remarks
unsentimentality noun
unsentimentally adverb

Examples of unsentimental in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couple was the subject of a scathing Guardian article released in May, which depicted their parenting of seven children as numbers-oriented and unsentimental. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 July 2024 This courageous documentary is starkly honest and unsentimental in its examination of a life forever changed. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 July 2024 At last, someone has developed a rigorous, unsentimental vocabulary with which to probe the relationship between the moral and political strains of the liberal tradition. Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 Few playwrights are as unsentimental as Adjmi and no one here gets a pass: Pidgeon, who should break out with this performance, hurts your heart. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsentimental 

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Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsentimental was in 1752

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“Unsentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsentimental. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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