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Definition of emotional
1 : of or relating to emotion an emotional disorder
2 : dominated by or prone to emotion an emotional person
3 : appealing to or arousing emotion an emotional sermon
4 : markedly aroused or agitated in feeling or sensibilities gets emotional at weddings
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Examples of emotional in a Sentence
He's a very emotional person.
worship at revival meetings often takes a markedly emotional form
Recent Examples of emotional from the Web
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The theater’s aim is to measure the emotional experience of each viewing method and explore whether Shakespeare still shocks modern audience members, who are perhaps desensitized to violence onscreen.
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But Snowfall rarely offers its characters the kind of moral and emotional complexity that made Walter White or Stringer Bell so enthralling.
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The family's lawsuit alleges breach of contract, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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While the success of Ledecky and King continued to be the biggest splash at nationals, Cordes and Grevers produced two of the most emotional stories all week.
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A League of Their Own is the greatest baseball movie—one of the few still capable of surprising me due to its layering and emotional depth.
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His daughter, Gail Mabo, delivered an emotional tribute to her father at the gathering.
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The very things that help many people recover from other emotional traumas—a routine, an absorbing distraction, a daily purpose—are not readily available to the unemployed.
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Nonetheless, their lives are altered from the pain and suffering, loss of life’s pleasures, and the emotional effects of the injuries.
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First Known Use of emotional
1834
EMOTIONAL Defined for English Language Learners
emotional
playDefinition of emotional for English Language Learners
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: relating to emotions
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: likely to show or express emotion : easily upset, excited, etc.
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: showing emotion
EMOTIONAL Defined for Kids
emotional
playDefinition of emotional for Students
1 : relating to a person's feelings an emotional upset
2 : likely to show or express feelings He gets emotional at weddings.
3 : expressing strong feelings an emotional speech
emotionally
adverbLearn More about emotional
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