communicative
[ kuh-myoo-ni-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]
adjective
inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
of or relating to communication.
Origin of communicative
11350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin commūnicātīvus, equivalent to commūnicāt(us) (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
inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative
of or relating to communication
Derived forms of communicative
- communicatively, adverb
- communicativeness, noun
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