emotionally correct

adjective

1. pertaining to or noting a socially acceptable, normative reaction to an emotional situation.

   He's a nice guy but doesn't always say the emotionally correct thing.

Other Word Forms

• emotional correctness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emotionally correct¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“There’s a difference between being intellectually correct and being emotionally correct,” said Bush.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s so hard to get the tone of this emotionally correct,” he said.

From New York Times

This is historically inaccurate�he left the base in 1954�but it is emotionally correct.

From Time Magazine Archive