| 1. | pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions. |
| 2. | subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection. |
| 3. | appealing to the emotions: an emotional request for contributions. |
| 4. | showing or revealing very strong emotions: an emotional scene in a play. |
| 5. | actuated, effected, or determined by emotion rather than reason: An emotional decision is often a wrong decision. |
| 6. | governed by emotion: He is in a highly emotional state of mind. |