emotive UK /ɪˈməʊtɪv/US /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •Of or relating to emotion. •Expressing an emotion. •Appealing to the emotions.He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity. — 1886 noun1 •A word or construct that expresses an emotion. formsemotives · more emotive · most emotive