nostalgic

nostalgic
[[t]nɒstæ̱lʤɪk[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED Nostalgic things cause you to think affectionately about the past.

Although we still depict nostalgic snow scenes on Christmas cards, winters are now very much warmer...

Somehow the place even smelt wonderfully nostalgic.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ for/about n If you feel nostalgic, you think affectionately about experiences you had in the past.

Many people were nostalgic for the good old days...

You tend to be nostalgic, and like things to be as they have always been.

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nostalgically [[t]nɒstæ̱lʤɪkli[/t]] ADV ADV with v, ADV adj

People look back nostalgically on the war period, simply because everyone pulled together.


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