AFFECTIVE


Meaning of AFFECTIVE in English

— affectively , adv. — affectivity /af'ek tiv"i tee/ , n.

/af"ek tiv/ , adj.

1. of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.

2. causing emotion or feeling.

[ 1540-50; affectivus, equiv. to L affect ( us ) (action n.; see AFFECT 1 ) + -ivus -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .