EMOTIVE

affectional, affective, emotive

(adjective) characterized by emotion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

emotive (comparative more emotive, superlative most emotive)

Of or relating to emotion.

Appealing to the emotions.

(grammar) Expressing an emotion.

Noun

emotive (plural emotives)

(grammar) A word or construct that expresses an emotion.

Source: Wiktionary


E*mo"tive, a.

Definition: Attended by, or having the character of, emotion. H. Brooke.

– E*mo"tive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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