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Emotional

//ɪˈməʊʃənəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the emotions.

    "emotional crisis"

  2. 2
    Characterized by emotion.
  3. 3
    Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

    "emotional decision"

  4. 4
    Appealing to or arousing emotion.

    "emotional speech"

  5. 5
    Easily affected by emotion.

    "She’s an emotional person."

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  1. 6
    Readily displaying emotion.

    "emotional greeting"

  2. 7
    Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.

    "She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of persons) excessively affected by emotion wordnet
  2. 2
    of more than usual emotion wordnet
  3. 3
    determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason wordnet
  4. 4
    of or pertaining to emotion wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An emotional person

Etymology

Etymology 1

From emotion + -al.

Etymology 2

From emotion + -al.

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