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
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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
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Anything that nurtures your emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental well-being, can build resilience, reduce stress, and improve your quality of life.
—Jada Gomez, SELF, 11 Sep. 2024
The story of Grant and his friends attending their friends’ weddings—and one funeral—perfectly captured the romance of nuptials as well as all the stress, commitment, and emotional...what do the British call it?...
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
And while some of the concerns that take hold during that period of her life — financial, emotional, professional — are often handled in a surprisingly messy way by the normally precise Jenkins, the choice to focus far beyond the genre-friendly rise of a star is refreshing.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 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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