affectional

affectional
adjective Date: 1859 of or relating to the affections • affectionally adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • affectional — adjective Pertaining to the affections; affective; emotive; characterized by emotion …   Wiktionary

  • affectional — adj. characterized by a strong feeling; relating to affection; affective; emotive, appealing to or expressing emotion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • affectional — af·fec·tion·al …   English syllables

  • affectional — af•fec•tion•al [[t]əˈfɛk ʃə nl[/t]] adj. pertaining to or implying affection • Etymology: 1855–60 af•fec′tion•al•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • affectional — adjective characterized by emotion • Syn: ↑affective, ↑emotive • Similar to: ↑emotional • Derivationally related forms: ↑emote (for: ↑emotive), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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