unsentimental
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsentimental in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˌsentɪˈmentl]
How to pronounce unsentimental in American English:
US
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- Adjective:
- facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination
Word Origin
- unsentimental (adj.)
- 1752, from un- (1) "not" + sentimental (adj.). Related: Unsentimentally.
Example
- 1. Maybe I 'm not as unsentimental as I thought .
- 2. And he is unsentimental about uncompetitive engineers .
- 3. He was an unsentimental pragmatist .
- 4. I have a ferociously intelligent and unsentimental female friend who holds one of the most senior jobs in the british media .
- 5. My writing is dispassionate and unsentimental .