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UK/ɪˈməʊʃənəli/UK/ɪˈməʊʃənli/Canada, US/ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/Canada, US/iˈmoʊʃənəli/

adverb

In an emotional manner; displaying emotion.

“Physically, it was easy, but emotionally it was the hardest thing I've ever done.”

Meanings

adverbemotionally (comparative more emotionally, superlative most emotionally)

comparative more emotionally · superlative most emotionally

  1. In an emotional manner; displaying emotion.

    "For a long time, I thought I'd never live to see this day," he said emotionally. "Thank you all for everything you did in my behalf."

    1 more example

    Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?

    2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015, page 164
  2. Regarding emotions.

    Physically, it was easy, but emotionally it was the hardest thing I've ever done.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an emotional manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinēmoveō
  11. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  12. Old Frenchesmovoir
  13. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  14. Middle Frenchemotion
  15. Englishemotion
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishemotional
  19. Englishemotionally

From emotional + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan emocionalment
  • emocionalmentin an emotional manner
Czech citově, emocionálně
  • citověin an emotional manner
  • emocionálněin an emotional manner
Danish følelsesmæssig, emotionel
  • følelsesmæssigin an emotional manner
  • emotionelin an emotional manner
Esperanto emocie
  • emociein an emotional manner
German emotional
  • emotionalin an emotional manner
Greek συναισθηματικά
  • συναισθηματικά (synaisthimatiká)in an emotional manner
Hungarian érzelmileg
  • érzelmilegin an emotional manner
Norwegian Bokmål emosjonelt
  • emosjoneltin an emotional manner
Portuguese emocionalmente
  • emocionalmentein an emotional manner
Russian эмоциона́льно
  • эмоциона́льно (emocionálʹno)in an emotional manner
Spanish emocionalmente
  • emocionalmentein an emotional manner
Cite this entry
APA

emotionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionally

MLA

“emotionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emotionally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionally.

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