Describes a person, reaction, or atmosphere driven by feelings rather than reason. Often carries a negative nuance of being overly emotional or lacking calm judgment.
彼は感情的になりやすい。
He tends to get emotional easily.
感情的にならずに、冷静に話し合おう。
Let's discuss this calmly without getting emotional.
He always gets emotional whenever that topic comes up.
She ended up taking an emotional attitude in the meeting.
Let's discuss this calmly, without getting emotional.