generally used in internet talk, means to express an emotion of some sort is generally preceeded and followed by a *, or ::, or <> to show a feeling or emotion you are having while conducting written conversation.
by Hubs June 20, 2003
The star of that play is quite emotic, it’s quite easy to see the emotions she is trying to portray.
by Pessinator July 21, 2020
Apathetic behavior is to show little or no emotion and no interest. Sociopaths will either have no emotion or not feel bad about being purposely cruel to ohers. They will emotionally destroy anyone who gets close to them.
by Obscuredego October 29, 2013
Emotes can be either the asterisks placed in front and behind a sentence describing action to indicate the permorance of that action or a short version of emoticon, which is a face made with the characters on a keyboard.
by Zi October 03, 2004
by eUpH0rIa June 03, 2010
Of or relating to emotion; Readily affected with or stirred by emotion; Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions; Marked by or exhibiting emotion. Usually confused with the word emotional. Emotional is not actually a word.
by LuxemburgRajoo June 11, 2010
Emotional describes someone who has shown a valid human response to a situation. This word is often misused to describe emotionally intelligent women in the workplace. There is a well-documented history of women being labelled as ‘emotional’ and ‘hysterical’ and therefore not equipped to lead.
Even presidential candidates fear being judged as emotional:
“It’s a really delicate balancing act—to be yourself, to express yourself, to let your feelings show, but not in a way that triggers all of the negative stereotypes.” –Hillary Clinton
Even presidential candidates fear being judged as emotional:
“It’s a really delicate balancing act—to be yourself, to express yourself, to let your feelings show, but not in a way that triggers all of the negative stereotypes.” –Hillary Clinton
After a difficult client meeting, Jane became emotional. One of her male colleagues rolled his eyes and the other went over to see if she was okay.
by Sexism Education March 06, 2022