2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: affective adjective: characterized by emotion [syn: {affectional}, {emotive}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Affective \Af*fec"tive\, adjective [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] --Burnet. 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. --Rogers.

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