Sentence:  Sentimentalists and political quacks have devoted much time to convincing the <WSD>sookier</WSD> twentieth century that nineteenth century New World penitentiaries were choked with near-blameless stealers of one teaspoon, one handkerchief, one loaf of bread. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Sentimental, sissy; timid.