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causing strong feelings
emotional
causing people to have strong feelings – used especially about experiences, speeches, or subjects that people have strong feelings about:
• Returning home after a year in hospital was an emotional experience for Katy. • He gave an emotional speech at the funeral. • It was a very emotional moment. • Abortion rights is a highly emotional issue.
emotive
used about issues or language that make people have strong feelings:
• Fox hunting is a very emotive issue in Britain. • ‘Indoctrination’ is rather an emotive word.
moving
making you feel strong feelings of sadness or sympathy:
• Kelly’s book about her illness is deeply moving. • a moving film
touching
making you feel slightly emotional – used especially when someone does something that shows how much they care about another person:
• Your loyalty is very touching. • My son phoned me to wish me good luck, which was a touching gesture.
poignant
making you feel strong feelings of sadness or pity, especially when you remember something in the past:
• Her youthful expression is a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
sentimental
( also schmaltzy ) informal dealing with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly:
• He found the film too sentimental. • a schmaltzy comedy
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adj. VERBS be, feel, look, sound | become, get, grow He got quite emotional during the speech. | make sb Having all her friends around her made her very emotional. ADV. deeply, extremely, highly, very | quite, rather PREP. about Don't be so emotional about everything! PHRASES in an emotional state He was in a very emotional state.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary