emotional
adjective
emo·tion·al
i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl 
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
Synonyms
Examples of emotional in a Sentence
He's a very emotional person.
worship at revival meetings often takes a markedly emotional form
Recent Examples on the Web
Kelce — who was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft — recently announced his retirement during an emotional press conference on March 4.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
The dictionary was used to assess the emotional subtext of the tweets Jones amassed, as well as a sample of 6 million tweets posted on the day of the eclipse.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, those films — and her performances — depicted adolescents with an emotional sophistication like few films before them.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Outside, Troconis' family, who had sat behind her throughout the trial, made an emotional statement to the media.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
This is a story about what happens when a 120-year-old company that prides itself on lifetime relationships and emotional connection left a 68-year-old customer who has purchased only Ford trucks feeling dejected and, well, not planning to buy Ford again.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
Halter’s inaugural Antiqua, a daring, avant-garde, steampunk-style perpetual calendar, was a surprising, norm-breaking watch for 1998, eliciting strong emotional responses and solidifying Halter’s groundbreaking reputation.
—Elizabeth Doerr, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Stanford, rightly, calls her out, pointing out that he’s done tons of emotional labor for her over the years, listening to the ups and downs of her relationships, often while being single himself—making her inability to engage with him about his new relationship especially egregious.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Frankel, a financial planner, is demanding a jury trial and seeks restitution for medical expenses, lost earnings, legal expenses and physical and emotional pain.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
The dictionary was used to assess the emotional subtext of the tweets Jones amassed, as well as a sample of 6 million tweets posted on the day of the eclipse.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, those films — and her performances — depicted adolescents with an emotional sophistication like few films before them.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Outside, Troconis' family, who had sat behind her throughout the trial, made an emotional statement to the media.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
This is a story about what happens when a 120-year-old company that prides itself on lifetime relationships and emotional connection left a 68-year-old customer who has purchased only Ford trucks feeling dejected and, well, not planning to buy Ford again.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
Halter’s inaugural Antiqua, a daring, avant-garde, steampunk-style perpetual calendar, was a surprising, norm-breaking watch for 1998, eliciting strong emotional responses and solidifying Halter’s groundbreaking reputation.
—Elizabeth Doerr, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Stanford, rightly, calls her out, pointing out that he’s done tons of emotional labor for her over the years, listening to the ups and downs of her relationships, often while being single himself—making her inability to engage with him about his new relationship especially egregious.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Frankel, a financial planner, is demanding a jury trial and seeks restitution for medical expenses, lost earnings, legal expenses and physical and emotional pain.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
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emotional
adjective
emo·tion·al
i-ˈmō-shnəl
-shən-ᵊl
1
: of or relating to the emotions
an emotional upset
2
: likely to show or express emotion : easily moved
an emotional person
3
: causing one to feel emotion
an emotional speech
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