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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.] 1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of as words expressive of his gratitude. Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. --Tickell. 2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as expressive looks or words You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more expressive to them --Shak. Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke. --Littelton. -- {Ex*press"ive*ly},adv. -- {Ex*press"ive*ness},n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: expressive adj 1: characterized by expression; "an expressive glance"; "a very expressive face" 2: (usually followed by `of') giving expression to "actons indicative of fear" [syn: {expressive(p)}, {indicative of(p)}, {revelatory}]
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