1
: of or relating to the emotions
2
: appealing to or expressing emotion
the emotive use of language
3
chiefly British
: causing strong emotions often in support of or against something
… the latest proposal aimed at breaking a long-running deadlock over the emotive issue of whaling …—
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emotively
adverb
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That’s not to overstate the depth or emotive nature of a fun little ride that uses broad-brush psychology as an excuse for an elegant puzzle-box that, once solved, does not require further thought.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Those live arrangements and string players replicate the emotive experience of witnessing nature develop in real time.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
The irony is that, by his own admission, Glasner himself is not a patient man, something that can be seen in his emotive body language on the touchline.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
One is deeply connected to nature, still and expressive, emotive, sensitive, intuitive.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Those live arrangements and string players replicate the emotive experience of witnessing nature develop in real time.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
The irony is that, by his own admission, Glasner himself is not a patient man, something that can be seen in his emotive body language on the touchline.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
One is deeply connected to nature, still and expressive, emotive, sensitive, intuitive.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emotive
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“Emotive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emotive. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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