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emotionally correct

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of emotionally correct

First recorded in 1890–95

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

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