Demonstrative
[dɪ'mɒnstrətɪv] or [dɪ'mɑnstrətɪv]
Definition
(adj.) given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; 'an affectionate and demonstrative family' .
(adj.) serving to demonstrate .
Inputed by Delia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively.
(a.) Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.
(a.) Consisting of eulogy or of invective.
(n.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are demonstratives.
Inputed by Bella
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Conclusive.[2]. Self-asserting, forward, bold, confident, presuming.
Inputed by Dustin
Examples
- If Dr. Franklin did not aspire after the splendour of eloquence, it was only because the demonstrative plainness of his manner was superior to it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The ephemeral nature of the vast majority of hypotheses and the dange r to progress of accepting an unverified assumption justify the demand for demonstrative e vidence. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- But I would not be so very demonstrative as to touch my forehead, if I were you. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He expected something dramatic and demonstrative. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Of love it may be said, the less earthly the less demonstrative. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- An admiration more superficial might have been more demonstrative; mine, however, was quiet. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Glaucon is more demonstrative, and generally opens the game. Plato. The Republic.
- Knowing that Lily disliked to be caressed, she had long ago learned to check her demonstrative impulses toward her friend. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- When I oppose it to reason, I mean the same faculty, excluding only our demonstrative and probable reasonings. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Mrs. Yeobright was not demonstrative, but her eyes involuntarily glanced towards his singular though shapely figure. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In the first place, she did not like Margaret's trick of calling her 'dear old Dixon' whenever she was particularly demonstrative. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She received me with perfectly well-acted cordiality--was even demonstrative, though brief, in her welcome. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She is not demonstrative; and when you see her silent, or even cool, you must not fancy her displeased; it is only a manner she has. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What science, then, can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative, than this of the mathematics? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Nothing could be less demonstrative than the friendship of the elder lady, but also nothing could be more vigilant, assiduous, untiring. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Ahmed