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- DictionaryE·mo·tion·al·ly/əˈmōSH(ə)nəlē/
adverb
- 1. in a way that relates to a person's emotions: "an opportunity for parent and child to connect emotionally"
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.
EMOTIONALLY meaning: 1. in a way that relates to the emotions: 2. in a way that is full of strong feelings: 3. in a…. Learn more.
having and expressing strong feelings: He's a very emotional man. I felt quite emotional during the wedding ceremony. He became very emotional when I told him I was pregnant. The president has made an emotional plea for the killing to stop. Fewer examples. The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
When you're emotional, you're feeling lots of feelings, or emotions: happy, sad, afraid, lonely, mad. An emotional speech makes you stand up and cheer. An emotional movie tugs on your heartstrings. The opposite of emotional is logical: logical things have more to do with your head, while emotional things are all about your heart.
adj. 1. Of or relating to emotion: an emotional illness; emotional crises. 2. Readily affected with or stirred by emotion: an emotional person who often weeps. 3. Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions: an emotional appeal. 4. Marked by or exhibiting emotion: an emotional farewell. e·mo′tion·al′i·ty (-shə-năl′ĭ-tē) n. e·mo′tion·al·ly adv.
1. of, characteristic of, or expressive of emotion. 2. readily or excessively affected by emotion. 3. appealing to or arousing emotion. an emotional piece of music. 4. caused, determined, or actuated by emotion rather than reason.
subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection. Synonyms: sentimental, demonstrative, effusive, temperamental. Antonyms: unsentimental, inexpressive, undemonstrative. appealing to the emotions: an emotional request for contributions.
in a way that causes people to feel strong emotions. Definition of emotionally adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of emotionally. adverb. in an emotional manner. “at the funeral he spoke emotionally ”. see more. adverb. with regard to emotions. “ emotionally secure”. Pronunciation.
Definition of emotional adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
