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emotive

/ɪˈməʊtɪv/ UK
/ɪˈmoʊtɪv/ Canada, US

adjective more emotive · most emotive

Of or relating to emotion.
Appealing to the emotions. He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity.
Expressing an emotion.

noun emotives

A word or construct that expresses an emotion.

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adj of, or relating to emotion

Español	emotivo
Deutsch	Gefühls-, emotiv
Русский	эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj

adj appealing to one's emotions

Español	emotivo
Русский	эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj

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@misc{emotive_2026,
  title = {emotive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emotive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}