emotional

3 definitions • 8 examples

relating to the emotions:

a child's emotional development

My doctor said the problem was more emotional than physical.

Amnesia can be caused by emotional trauma.

having and expressing strong feelings:

He's a very emotional man.

I felt quite emotional during the wedding ceremony.

He became very emotional when I told him I was pregnant.

The president has made an emotional plea for the killing to stop.

connected with or showing feelings:

The mayor made an emotional appeal for aid following the tornado.