Meaning of emotive

e•mo•tive

Pronunciation: (i-mō'tiv), [key]

— adj.

characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.
productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.

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emotive (Thesaurus)

emotionalize emotive meaning

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