► emotionalmaking people have strong feelings: It was an emotional reunion for all of us.
► moving making you feel strong emotions, especially sadness or sympathy: Kelly’s book about her illness is deeply moving.
► touching making you feel sympathy or sadness. Used especially when someone does something that shows how much he or she cares about another person: The way he spoke with pride about his mother was very touching.
► emotive formal making people have strong feelings. Used especially about language: In his book, he expresses his ideas in highly emotive language.
► passionate expressing very strong feelings of love, anger, or hate. Used about people or the language they use: In a passionate speech, the king gave his army a reason to go back into battle.
► fiery expressing strong emotions in a way that makes people feel excited or angry. Used about language or speeches: The pastor gave a fiery sermon about the dangers of hell.
► poignant making you feel sad or full of pity, especially when you remember the past: The memorial is a poignant reminder of the effects of war.
► sentimental showing emotions such as love, pity, and sadness too strongly in a way that seems slightly silly: As a teenager she wrote many sentimental poems.