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emotive
[ ih-moh-tiv ]
/ ɪˈmoʊ tɪv /
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British Dictionary definitions for emotive
emotive
/ (ɪˈməʊtɪv) /
adjective
tending or designed to arouse emotion
of or characterized by emotion
Derived forms of emotive
emotively, adverbemotiveness or emotivity, nounusage for emotive
Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive) welcome
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