No. 8,336 in Dutch
gevoelsmatig
Instinctive; based on feelings or intuition.
In a sentence
Gevoelsmatig merkte hij dat het een slechte beslissing was.
Instinctively, he noticed it was a bad decision.
The word 'gevoelsmatig' is used to convey an action or realization based on instinct or gut feeling.
De gevoelsmatige reactie op het nieuws was duidelijk verdriet.
The emotional reaction to the news was clearly sadness.
Here 'gevoelsmatige' describes a reaction driven primarily by feelings or emotions.
Gevoelsmatig lijkt het beter om te wachten tot morgen.
Emotionally, it seems better to wait until tomorrow.
In this case, 'gevoelsmatig' is used to express a preference based on personal feelings or intuition.
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