nos·tal·gic

[no-stal-jik nuh]
adjective
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.

Origin:
nostalg(ia) + -ic

nos·tal·gi·cal·ly, adverb
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nostalgic (nɒˈstældʒɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of or characterized by nostalgia
 
n
2.  a person who indulges in nostalgia

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Nostalgic is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

nostalgic
1806, from nostalgia.
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Example sentences
Though, the colonial-style lobby and grand staircase retain the hotel's
  nostalgic charm.
There's something delightful about these artists' mix of futuristic and
  nostalgic.
Some narratives contain startling descriptions of cruelty while others convey
  an almost nostalgic view of plantation life.
That is why cities are prime objects of nostalgia in our very nostalgic age.
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