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Webster 1913 Edition

Expressive

Ex-press′ive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
expressif
.]
1.
Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; – followed by of;
as, words
expressive
of his gratitude
.
Each verse so swells
expressive
of her woes.
Tickell.
2.
Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic;
as,
expressive
looks or words
.
You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more
expressive
to them.
Shakespeare
–
Ex-press′ive-ly
,
adv.
–
Ex-press′ive-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Expressive

EXPRESS'IVE

,
Adj.
Serving to express; serving to utter or represent; followed by of. He sent a letter couched in terms expressive of his gratitude.
Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
1.
Representing with force; emphatical.
These words are very expressive.
2.
Showing; representing; as an expressive sign.

Definition 2024

expressive

expressive

English

Adjective

expressive ‎(comparative more expressive, superlative most expressive)

  1. Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

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External links

  • expressive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • expressive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Adjective

expressive

  1. feminine singular of expressif

Etymology

From Middle French expressif

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