emotive
adjective/ɪˈməʊtɪv/
/ɪˈməʊtɪv/
- causing people to feel strong emotions synonym emotional
- emotive language/words
- Capital punishment is a highly emotive issue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- highly
- powerfully
- very
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin emot- ‘moved’, from the verb emovere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + movere ‘move’.Want to learn more?
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