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  1. 1. n. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. lacking courage or vitality Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Macaulay. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. Thackeray. Namby-pamby madrigals of love. W. Gifford. Source: webster
  6. 6. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedlypretty. Macaulay. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 n. an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental s. weak in willpower, courage or vitality Source: ecdict

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