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Comparative for effectively conveying a thought or feeling
“Stella cradled the toy to her, an expressive look on her face.”
Comparative for full of, or evocative of, expression or emotion
“Listeners prefer the expressive music produced by humans, likely because these performances have the subtle variations typical of human expressiveness.”
Comparative for conveying (a specified quality or idea)
“Of all the journalistic stereotypes regularly committed to celluloid, none has been more expressive of its times than the war correspondent.”
Comparative for effectively expressed or communicated in words
“Baptista delivered an expressive speech in which he called to mind the magnificent work effected by António Ferro.”
Comparative for giving clear and vividly explicit details
Comparative for evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Comparative for given to open displays of emotion
Comparative for tending to be fanciful or inventive
Comparative for having great impact or influence
Comparative for concise and meaningful
Comparative for very difficult or impossible to forget
Comparative for involving, or given to, open or heavy displays of emotion
Comparative for having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression
Comparative for given to, or marked by, attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
Comparative for relating to the art or practice of public speaking
Comparative for of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity
(archaic, of a person or animal) Comparative for full of life, or strikingly alive
Comparative for of or relating to language
Comparative for referring to, or used in the manner of, a phrase
Comparative for of, or pertaining to, poetry, or the writing of poetry
Comparative for predisposed to seeking or enjoying the company of others
Comparative for having a fullness in sound
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