Expressively
[ɪk'sprɛsɪvli]
Definition
(adv.) with expression; in an expressive manner; 'she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively'.
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Examples
- And here, Noah nodded his head expressively; and curled up as much of his small red nose as muscular action could collect together, for the occasion. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Pickwick happened to be looking another way at the moment, so her Ladyship nodded her head towards him, and frowned expressively. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No, they ain't,' replied Sam expressively. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Here he shook his head expressively, and the spinster aunt trembled with agitation. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It was so expressively done, that she had no need to say a word. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Raymond only took her hand when he went, and looked on her expressively; she answered by a look of intelligence and assent. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Sir, yo know weel,' said Stephen expressively, 'that if I canna get work wi' yo, I canna get it elsewheer. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Elizabeth looked expressively at Lydia; but she, who never heard nor saw anything of which she chose to be insensible, gaily continued, Oh! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Quite the contrary, replied Elinor, looking expressively at Marianne. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Coleridge, when asked how Davy compared with the clev erest men he had met on a visit to London, replied expressively: Why, Davy can eat them all! Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- She shook her head expressively. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr. Perker smiled, took a very long pinch of snuff, stirred the fire, shrugged his shoulders, and remained expressively silent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Sam grinned expressively. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He had kissed her when he raised her from the ground on the day when she had been so consistently and expressively forgotten. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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