emotive
Example Sentences
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Acting, as Chalamet has shown time and again, is as much about a lithe and flexible body as it is about an emotive psyche.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
"It is difficult to feel you're invested in what happens here at the emotive level without coming here in person."
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Diners were ushered into a grand, circular room, served by waiters dressed in "hanfu", and treated to an eight-act performance involving twirling dancers and emotive dialogue from actors.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
In any case, Mr. Bottum’s argument is less textual and more emotive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Another, Marilyn Hall, earned some college money at an audition in which she sang “Lot’s Wife,” a challenging, highly emotive song from Tony Kushner’s Caroline, or Change.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.