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expressively

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[ik-spres-iv-lee] / ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv li /

adverb

  1. in an expressive or meaningful way; with feeling.

  2. with or for the purpose of expressing thoughts or feelings.


Example Sentences

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Nearly 60 works introduce audiences to her unique modernist perspective that, over the course of her career, shifted her vision from traditional realism to one that was expressively avant-garde.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

They’re led onstage and, once they all nod, an electrician blasts the space with fog, and suddenly they’re on a turntable, playing expressively from memory.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

There was a coy, sometimes run-on exuberance about many indie bands in the aughts, though few encapsulated that as expressively as the Welsh group Los Campesinos!

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Is there one in particular that you see the fandom most expressively?

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

The man spoke little English, but he smiled expressively whenever Bridget came by.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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