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emotively

emotively

5.9
To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈmoʊtɪvli/
translation icon : de manera emotiva
  • So you can't really be surprised—or even dismayed—that so many people respond emotively to your propagandizing for nuclear.

Examples

  • 10 scholars have additionally argued that insider researchers, unlike outsiders, are more likely to have difficulty "intellectually and emotively" distancing themselves from the research group. 11 In contrast to insider researchers, outsider researchers see themselves as being better equipped to provide objective accounts of the research population.

    Academic text (2009)
  • One that utilizes unfounded, emotively charged data to confound the greater public to ruin.

    Blog text (23)
  • We no longer know how to respond to the work, either cognitively or emotively...

    Academic text (1998)
  • But his understanding of this importance remains self-serving and emotively contained, and so does his relation with Bartram.

    Academic text (1992)
  • These emotively charged ideas of inheritance, ancestry and descent, place or territory of origin, and the sharing of kinship.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Formal choices are elements and relations in the film that are the intended means to secure those points and purposes, in the way that the aforementioned ensemble of choices enables Wilder to make his point both cognitively and emotively.

    Academic text (1998)
  • When she told her story, she spoke emotively about the struggles she faced growing up.

  • The speaker emotively described the impact of the disaster on the community, urging everyone to help.

  • In the film, the character emotively expressed her feelings of loss and love, resonating with the audience.

Synonyms

emotionally
vsemotively
369 2.7

In a way that shows strong feelings

is specifically about showing or provoking intense emotional reactions
passionately
vsemotively
66 2.8

In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement

is similar but can include strong feeling without intense passion
keenly
vsemotively
26 4.1

Acts in a way that shows strong interest or feeling

is aimed specifically at visibly showing or stirring strong emotion
tearfully
vsemotively
9 3.2

With tears to show that someone feels sad

is about arousing or showing strong emotion not limited to tears
achingly
vsemotively
5 6.6

In a way that shows deep pain or longing

is broader, covering arousing strong emotions beyond pain or longing
poignantly
vsemotively
5 7.0

In a way that makes you feel moved or very sad

is broader, applying to showing or causing strong emotions overall
movingly
vsemotively
4 4.7

Makes people feel deep sadness or pity

is broader, covering strong emotional showing beyond causing sadness
touchingly
vsemotively
2 5.1

In a way that makes you feel sad or moved

is wider, covering intense emotional showing beyond sympathetic tenderness
sentimentally
vsemotively
2 4.7

In a way that shows warm feelings about people or the past

is more focused on openly causing strong emotional arousal rather than nostalgia
soulfully
vsemotively
2 6.4

Shows deep feeling and moves people

is focused on producing strong emotional reactions broadly rather than inner depth
expressively
vsemotively
1 3.7

In a way that shows feelings and thoughts clearly

aims more at creating strong emotional impact than mere clarity
effusively
vsemotively
1 7.4

In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling

is about causing strong emotion without necessarily implying excess
feelingly
vsemotively
  • Archaic
1 6.7

In a way that shows strong feeling

is more about provoking intense feeling rather than simple display
searingly
vsemotively
1 7.2

In a way that feels very painful or shocking

is about showing strong emotion generally, not necessarily painful intensity
melodramatically
vsemotively
1 7.2

In a way that shows too much feeling to seem real

is genuine strong emotional showing rather than theatrical excess
demonstratively
vsemotively
1 6.3

In a clear, open way that shows strong feeling

focuses more on causing strong emotional responses than only showing them
evocatively
vsemotively
1 7.0

In a way that brings strong images and memories to mind

aims more at producing visible strong emotional reaction in others
affectively
vsemotively
1 7.0

In a way that relates to feelings

is about actively showing or arousing strong emotion rather than merely relating to it
incandescently
vsemotively
  • Literature
1 7.7

Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face

focuses on producing strong emotional responses without visual brightness
affectingly
vsemotively
1 7.1

In a moving way that makes people feel sad or touched

is about showing or arousing strong emotion in general
yearningly
vsemotively
1 6.9

In a way that shows a strong wish for something

is about provoking strong emotional reactions beyond longing alone
heartfully
vsemotively
6.5

In a warm, honest way that shows real feeling

is about producing strong emotional arousal rather than only sincerity
rousingly
vsemotively
5.6

Excites people and makes them want to act

is about showing or arousing emotion rather than motivating action
stirringly
vsemotively
6.2

In a way that makes people feel strong emotion and excitement

is broader, covering strong emotional showing beyond excitement alone
resonantly
vsemotively
6.6

In a way that makes a strong emotional and lasting impression

is about actively showing or arousing immediate strong emotions
tearingly
vsemotively
8.4

In a way that makes people feel very sad and cry

is about strong emotional showing more generally, not only tearful effects
heartrendingly
vsemotively
8.4

In a way that makes people feel very sad

is centered on showing or arousing strong emotions that may not be painful
mawkishly
vsemotively
9.9

In a very sad and fake way that feels too strong

is about strong emotion but not necessarily excessive or insincere
transportingly
vsemotively
  • Archaic
8.8

Causes people to feel very moved or delighted

is more general, covering all kinds of strong emotional showing

Antonyms

In a calm way that does not show feelings

How Emotional

tearfully
9 3.2
poignantly
5 7.0
emotively
5.9
calmly
110 1.0
neutrally
2 3.6

Surface Forms

emotively positive

Morphology

emotively = emotive (transparent) = emotion + emotive + ive + ly

The adverb is a straightforward formation from the adjective 'emotive' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly'; meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Emotively comes from the word emotion, which originally meant 'to move' and is the same idea behind the everyday word move. So to speak or write emotively is to try to 'move' people's feelings or to show strong feeling.