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emotive

[ih-moh-tiv]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

characterized by or pertaining to emotion.
the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.
productive of or directed toward the emotions.
Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.

emotive

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adjective

tending or designed to arouse emotion
of or characterized by emotion

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Usage

Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive ) welcome

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Other Word Forms

emotively adverb
emotiveness noun
emotivity noun
hyperemotive adjective
hyperemotively adverb
hyperemotiveness noun
hyperemotivity noun
nonemotive adjective
nonemotively adverb
nonemotiveness noun
unemotive adjective
unemotively adverb
unemotiveness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of emotive¹

First recorded in 1725–35; emot(ion) + -ive

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Example Sentences

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"It is an emotive issue, especially for people living in Mumbai, and it has been so since the 1960s," he adds.

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The barrister to the inquiry Jacqueline Carey KC set out the scope of the hearings, warning this section would undoubtedly be "emotive and distressing for many people participating in, and following, these proceedings".

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With land such an emotive issue, there is no easy solution to the dispute – and it is likely to continue to cause tensions within South Africa, as well as with the US president.

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"She had a great eye for an emotive cause," Mina said.

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Amid the row generated by the letters, such emotive displays appear to have rattled the authorities.

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emotional vampire emotive meaning

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