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    emotive
    /ɪˈməʊtɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. arousing or able to arouse intense feeling: "animal experimentation is an emotive subject"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emotiveEmotive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EMOTIVE is of or relating to the emotions. How to use emotive in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMOTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ɪˈməʊ.tɪv / us / ɪˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv / Add to word list. causing strong feelings: emotive issue Animal experimentation is a highly emotive issue. Compare. affective specialized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inspiring feelings in others. amuse. arousal. arouse someone's curiosity. fill. freak. inspirationally. inspirer.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › emotiveEMOTIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Emotive definition: characterized by or pertaining to emotion. See examples of EMOTIVE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › emotiveEmotive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Emotive is used with regard to something that makes you have intense feelings rather than just having intense feelings. For example, an emotive conversation will result in getting people's emotions riled up, while an emotional conversation is one in which people go into it with a lot of intense feelings already.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMOTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. tending or designed to arouse emotion 2. of or characterized by emotion.... Click for more definitions.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMOTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ɪˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv / uk / ɪˈməʊ.tɪv / Add to word list. causing strong feelings: emotive issue Animal experimentation is a highly emotive issue. Compare. affective specialized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inspiring feelings in others. amuse. arousal. arouse someone's curiosity. fill. freak. inspirationally. inspirer.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishemotive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of emotive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEMOTIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    EMOTIVE definition: making people feel strong emotions: . Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › emotiveEmotive - definition of emotive by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. tending or designed to arouse emotion. 2. of or characterized by emotion. eˈmotivelyadv. eˈmotiveness, ˌemoˈtivityn. Usage: Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive) welcome.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › emotive_nemotive, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the word emotive mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word emotive, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. emotive has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. literary and textual criticism (1840s) philosophy (1840s) See meaning & use.