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Tempestuous vs Emotional - What's the difference?

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Tempestuous is a related term of emotional.


As adjectives the difference between tempestuous and emotional

is that tempestuous is of, or resembling a tempest; stormy, tumultuous while emotional is of or relating to the emotions.

tempestuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or resembling a tempest; stormy, tumultuous.
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    • Synonyms

    * (stormy) (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    emotional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the emotions.
    • emotional crisis
  • Characterised by emotion.
  • Determined by emotion rather than reason.
    • emotional decision
  • Appealing to or arousing emotion.
    • emotional speech
  • Easily affected by emotion.
    • She’s an emotional person.
  • Readily displaying emotion.
    • emotional greeting

    Synonyms

    * demonstrative * effusive * sentimental * temperamental

    Derived terms

    * emotional cripple * emotionalise (also emotionalize) * emotionalism * emotionally * * *