sentiently

sen·tient

(sĕn′shənt, -shē-ənt, -tē-ənt)

adj.

1. Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence).

2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.

[Latin sentiēns, sentient-, present participle of sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

sen′tient·ly adv.

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As he sentiently observes, "these different emphases define the fault line between the Indian and Western minds." As India broke away from the remnants of its British heritage and emerged anew in the world, here was another way in which it regressed to an even more traditional way of life.

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That one word hangs over the theater, eerily pointing out that Eurydice is not only physically separated from her husband, but sentiently as well.