aroused, emotional, excited, worked up
(adjective) (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; “he would become emotional over nothing at all”; “she was worked up about all the noise”
emotional
(adjective) of more than usual emotion; “his behavior was highly emotional”
emotional
(adjective) determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; “it was an emotional judgment”
emotional
(adjective) of or pertaining to emotion; “emotional health”; “an emotional crisis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
emotional (comparative more emotional, superlative most emotional)
Of or relating to the emotions.
Characterised by emotion.
Determined by emotion rather than reason.
Appealing to or arousing emotion.
Easily affected by emotion.
Readily displaying emotion.
• demonstrative
• effusive
• sentimental
• temperamental
Source: Wiktionary
E*mo"tion*al, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
