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emotional

e·mo·tion·al

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This woman is getting emtional over a television show.

This woman is getting emtional over a television show.

adjective

The definition of emotional is something that makes you have a strong feeling.

An example of emotional is a type of movie that makes you cry.

emotional

of or having to do with emotion or the emotions
showing emotion, esp. strong emotion
easily aroused to emotion; quick to weep, be angry, etc.
appealing to the emotions; moving people to tears, anger, etc.

emotional

adjective

Of or relating to emotion: an emotional illness; emotional crises.
Readily affected with or stirred by emotion: an emotional person who often weeps.
Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions: an emotional appeal.
Marked by or exhibiting emotion: an emotional farewell.

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e·mo′tion·al′i·ty
noun

e·mo′tion·al·ly
adverb

emotional

Adjective

(comparative more emotional, superlative most emotional)

Of or relating to the emotions.
emotional crisis
Characterised by emotion.
Determined by emotion rather than reason.
emotional decision
Appealing to or arousing emotion.
emotional speech
Easily affected by emotion.
She’s an emotional person.
Readily displaying emotion.
emotional greeting

Origin

emotion +‎ -al

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All her emotional and physical efforts were directed toward helping him recover and taking care of things at home.
We have understandable emotional responses to all these situations.
To write an account of symphonic instrumentation in any detail would be like attempting a history of emotional expression; and all that we can do here is to point out that the problem which was, so to speak, shelved by the polyphonic device of the continuo, was for a long time solved only by methods which, in any hands but those of the greatest masters, were very inartistic conventions.
At that moment of emotional tenderness young Nicholas' face, which resembled his father's, affected Pierre so much that when he had kissed the boy he got up quickly, took out his handkerchief, and went to the window.
She clutched his wrists, the logical side of her brain preparing to remove his hands from her face, the emotional side wishing he would repeat the kiss.

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