See Also: Emotional(medicine)
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emotional age(medicine)
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Emotional eating(health)
Emotional disorders(health)
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emotional disturbance(medicine)
emotional disorder(medicine)

emotional (iou)



emotional adjective. M19.
[from EMOTION + -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to the emotions; based on or appealing to the emotions. M19.
J. Rosenberg A wide range of emotional expressions, from joy and surprise to horror and pain. F. Warner My Mother..forces herself on me by emotional blackmail. Day Lewis A woman..capable of bitter resistance against domestic bullying or emotional exploitation.
Having the capacity for emotion; esp. easily affected by emotion. Also, full of emotion, showing strong emotion. M19.
TIRED and emotional.
T. Hardy The singer himself grew emotional, till she could imagine a tear in his eye. Observer It was assumed that women were too emotional to broadcast news bulletins.
emotio'nality noun emotional character or temperament; the ability to feel or express emotion: M19.
emotionalize verb trans. imbue with emotion; deal with emotionally: L19.
emotionally adverb M19.