communicative

[ kuh-myoo-ni-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.

  2. of or relating to communication.

Origin of communicative

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin commūnicātīvus, from commūnicāt(us) “imparted” (past participle of commūnicāre “to impart, make common”; see communicate) + -īvus -ive
  • Also com·mu·ni·ca·to·ry [kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /kəˈmyu nɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Other words for communicative

Other words from communicative

  • com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly, adverb
  • com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness, noun
  • non·com·mu·ni·ca·tive, adjective
  • non·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness, noun
  • o·ver·com·mu·ni·ca·tive, adjective
  • sem·i·com·mu·ni·ca·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for communicative

communicative

/ (kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv) /


adjective
  1. inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative

  2. of or relating to communication

Derived forms of communicative

  • communicatively, adverb
  • communicativeness, noun

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