Communicative
[kə'mjuːnɪkətɪv] or [kə'mjunɪketɪv]
Definition
(adj.) able or tending to communicate; 'was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew'- W.M.Thackeray .
(adj.) of or relating to communication; 'communicative arts' .
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Definition
(a.) Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.
Editor: Meredith
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Free, unreserved, open, sociable, social, affable, conversable.
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Examples
- Her normal manner among the heathfolk had that reticence which results from the consciousness of superior communicative power. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It is just possible that to-morrow may find him in a more communicative mood. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Then Gerald's fingers gripped hard and communicative into Birkin's shoulder, as he said: 'No, I'll see this job through, Rupert. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I'll be more communicative with you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I may be communicative, yet know where to stop. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was very communicative last night, and told me more of his life. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The ladies having withdrawn, and the two cousins being left together, Pitt, the ex-diplomatist, he came very communicative and friendly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Young lady, I am disposed to be gregarious and communicative to-night. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You are not reserved; you are frankly communicative. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Marianne's countenance was more communicative. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- He looked up at her with a communicative smile. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Sherlock Holmes was not very communicative during the long drive and lay back in the cab humming the tunes which he had heard in the afternoon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Neither did I like to say, that I hoped he had not been too communicative to Uriah; or to inquire if they had talked much about me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Fred Beauclerc is a sly, shy, odd man, not very communicative, unless one talks about cricket. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Generally she was quiet and timid with him--very docile, but not communicative; this morning, however, she found many things to say. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As he was so communicative, I felt that reserve on my part would be a bad return unsuited to our years. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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