communicative
Americanadjective
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inclined to communicate or impart; talkative.
He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- Synonyms:
- expansive , voluble , loquacious , free-spoken
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of or relating to communication.
adjective
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inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative
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of or relating to communication
Other Word Forms
- communicatively adverb
- communicativeness noun
- noncommunicative adjective
- noncommunicatively adverb
- noncommunicativeness noun
- overcommunicative adjective
- semicommunicative adjective
Etymology
Origin of communicative
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin commūnicātīvus, from commūnicāt(us) “imparted” (past participle of commūnicāre “to impart, make common”; communicate ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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These results suggest that long-term pressure from environmental toxins may have nudged cognitive and communicative traits along different evolutionary paths in modern humans and Neanderthals.
From Science Daily
Stroll is far from the most communicative or amenable of F1 drivers with the media.
From BBC
“Just talking, being communicative, knowing my guys around me, being in the right spots for spacing — anything,” Finney-Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times
She was taken from the arena on a stretcher after immediate medical treatment, and BBC Sport has been told the 21-year-old is conscious, communicative and has been receiving oxygen.
From BBC
While looking for ways to help improve the situation, she kept her own distance but remained purposefully communicative about it, letting me and others know when the need for space was critical.
From Salon
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