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e·mo·tion·al·ist

(ĭ-mō′shə-nə-lĭst)

1. One whose conduct, thought, or rhetoric is governed by emotion rather than reason, often as a matter of policy.

2. An excessively emotional person.

e·mo′tion·al·is′tic adj.

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e•mo•tion•al•ist

(ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nl ɪst)

n.

1. a person easily affected by emotion.

2. a person whose conduct or policies are based on feelings rather than reason.

[1865–70]

e•mo`tion•al•is′tic, adj.

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