Definition of "emotional" []

• Of or relating to emotion: an emotional illness; emotional crises. (adjective)
• Readily affected with or stirred by emotion: an emotional person who often weeps. (adjective)
• Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions: an emotional appeal. (adjective)
• Marked by or exhibiting emotion: an emotional farewell. (adjective)

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• "Dr Katz told Dr Mosholder that the FDA had asked Glaxo to elaborate on the events listed under the term emotional lability and further stated:"
• "Within a fortnight of seeing the raw data in response to queries as to the events behind the term emotional lability, in May 2003 the regulators in the United"
• "According to an internal June 2, 2003, FDA email provided to this author by Baum Hedlund, written by Dr Russell Katz to Dr Andrew Mosholder, the FDA had just learned about the increased suicide rate hidden under the term emotional lability and realized that Glaxo had pulled a fast one."