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Involving, or given to, open or heavy displays of emotion

Arousing or characterized by intense feeling

Relating to a person's emotions

Characterized by negative feelings or emotions

Having the potential to be emotionally triggering

Given to open displays of emotion

Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion

Causing or creating excitement

Done or based on an innate facility rather than with forethought

Responding readily to something new or stimulating, especially temperamentally

Crying or inclined to cry

Overly sensitive to criticism

(of a person) Liable to unreasonable changes of mood

Deeply moved emotionally

Irritable and quick to take offense at petty things

Excessive in praise or flattery

Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions

Moved or overwhelmed by an emotion or event

Acting or done without forethought, or having the tendency to do so

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

Conceived of only in the mind

(of a person) Easily influenced by feelings or emotions

In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy

Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression

Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire

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Involving, or given to, open or heavy displays of emotion

knock-down-and-drag-out

colorful^US

colourful^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of vim and vigour

supportive

full of life

full of get-up-and-go

full of the joys of spring

extremely enthusiastic

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

burning with excitement

energizing^US

energising^UK

lock stock and barrel

nose to the grindstone

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“He delivered an emotional speech that struck a chord with the crowd.”

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Arousing or characterized by intense feeling

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

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“In this incredibly emotional song by P. Diddy who reminisces about his old friend who has passed away.”

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Relating to a person's emotions

“His family is standing by him and will offer emotional support when he is finally released from prison.”

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Characterized by negative feelings or emotions

at the end of your tether

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

with your heart in your mouth

traumatized^US

agonized^US

with one's stomach in knots

horror-struck

having butterflies in the stomach

waiting for the axe to fall

shaking in one's shoes

scared out of your wits

bemoaning

wailing

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

bundle of nerves

paralyzed with fear^US

paralysed with fear^UK

traumatised^UK

frightened out of your wits

waiting with bated breath

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

like a fish out of water

put out of countenance

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

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“I felt a little emotional when I heard that my grandfather was ill.”

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Having the potential to be emotionally triggering

“This is an emotional issue for many people and should be approached with a commensurate degree of empathy.”

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Given to open displays of emotion

“I cried when I watched The Notebook because I'm generally quite an emotional person.”

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Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion

driven to distraction

not knowing what to do with oneself

at the end of your tether

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Causing or creating excitement

galvanising^UK

galvanizing^US

energizing^US

energising^UK

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

hypnotising^UK

hypnotizing^US

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

giving one food for thought

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Done or based on an innate facility rather than with forethought

by seat of one's pants

primeval^US

primaeval^UK

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Responding readily to something new or stimulating, especially temperamentally

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Crying or inclined to cry

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

on the verge of tears

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

with tears in your eyes

gray^US

grey^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

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Overly sensitive to criticism

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(of a person) Liable to unreasonable changes of mood

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

out of temper

having got out of bed on the wrong side

apt to fly off the handle

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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Deeply moved emotionally

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Irritable and quick to take offense at petty things

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as cross as two sticks

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

hot-blooded

sharp-tongued

having got out of bed on the wrong side

somber^US

having a fit of the sulks

sombre^UK

have chip on shoulder

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

having a chip on one's shoulder

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

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Excessive in praise or flattery

laid on with a trowel

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

lionizing^US

lionising^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions

Adjective

Moved or overwhelmed by an emotion or event

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

caught on the wrong foot

in amazement

filled with astonishment

at a loss

filled with amazement

taken by surprise

filled with wonder

unable to believe your eyes

shaken up

caught on the hop

unable to believe one's ears

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Acting or done without forethought, or having the tendency to do so

jumping to conclusions

off the top of your head

careless of one's duty

leaving self wide open

leading with one's chin

off guard

pay no mind

sticking one's neck out

footloose and fancy-free

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Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

laboured^UK

labored^US

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Conceived of only in the mind

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(of a person) Easily influenced by feelings or emotions

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

like putty in your hands

able to be influenced

humoring^US

humouring^UK

falling hook line and sinker

favourable^UK

favorable^US

favoring^US

favouring^UK

glad to be of assistance

impassive

philosophic

with the patience of Job

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In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy

in transports of delight

wigged out

wild with excitement

in a frenzy of delight

beside oneself with joy

as happy as a sandboy

made up

as happy as Larry

treading on air

like a child with a new toy

enrapt

heady

beside oneself

beside oneself with happiness

delirious with happiness

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

revelling^UK

reveling^US

without a care in the world

full of the joys of spring

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

like a dog with two tails

energized^US

energised^UK

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

in transports of pleasure

full of vim and vigour

honoured^UK

honored^US

burning with excitement

heartening

vigorous

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Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression

poetic

expressive

moving

esthetic^US

aesthetic^UK

Adjective

Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire

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