emotive

UK /ɪˈməʊtɪv/ US /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/

adj 3noun 1

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VERBS

be, seem | become

ADV

highly, powerfully, very

The topic of animal testing remains powerfully emotive for many scientists and activists worldwide.

rather

adj

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

A word or construct that expresses an emotion.

adjective — characterized by emotion

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.

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