— emotively , adv. — emotiveness, emotivity /ee'moh tiv"i tee, i moh-/ , n.
/i moh"tiv/ , adj.
1. characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.
2. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
[ 1725-35; EMOT(ION) + -IVE ]