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affective

[af-ek-tiv]
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adjective

of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
causing emotion or feeling.

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Nearby words

  1. affection,
  2. affectional,
  3. affectional orientation,
  4. affectionate,
  5. affectionately,
  6. affective disorder,
  7. affective fallacy,
  8. affective psychosis,
  9. affectively,
  10. affectivity

Origin of affective

1540–50; < Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent to Latin affect(us) (action noun; see affect1) + -īvus -ive
Related formsaf·fec·tive·ly, adverbaf·fec·tiv·i·ty [af-ek-tiv-i-tee] /ˌæf ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounnon·af·fec·tive, adjective
Can be confusedaffective effective (see synonym study at effective)
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Examples from the Web for affectively

  • Affectively she was remarkably frank, sometimes a little surly, or she showed a slight empty uneasiness.

    Benign Stupors|August Hoch
British Dictionary definitions for affectively

affective

adjective

psychol relating to affects
concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection
Derived Formsaffectivity (ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ) or affectiveness, noun
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Medicine definitions for affectively

affective

[ə-fĕk′tĭv]

adj.

Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional.
Influenced by or resulting from the emotions, as of a psychological disorder.
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