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emotional

Main Entry:: emo·tion·al
Pronunciation:: \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1834

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>

— emo·tion·al·i·ty

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\-ˌmō-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun

— emo·tion·al·ly

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\-ˈmō-shnə-lē, -shə-n^əl-ē\ adverb

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