emotional Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
    • it was an emotional judgment
  2. adjective of more than usual emotion
    • his behavior was highly emotional
  3. adjective of or pertaining to emotion
    • emotional health
    • an emotional crisis
  4. adjective satellite (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
    aroused; excited; worked up.
    • he would become emotional over nothing at all
    • she was worked up about all the noise

WordNet


E*mo"tion*al adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.

Webster 1913