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emotional
(emo|tion¦al)
Pronunciation:
/ɪˈməʊʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
adjective
relating to a person’s emotions:
gaining emotional support from relatives
arousing or characterized by intense feeling:
an emotional speech
(of a person) having feelings that are easily excited and openly displayed:
he was a strongly emotional young man
Derivatives
emotionalism
noun
emotionalist
noun
&
adjective
emotionality
Pronunciation:
/-ˈnalɪti/
noun
emotionalize
(also
emotionalise
)
verb
emotionally
adverb
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