conversible

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The conscience that's in us—that charming, conversible, infinite thing, the intensest thing we know.

From The Tragic Muse by James, Henry

There are no dogs in the hotel where I lodge, but a tolerably conversible cat, who eats a mess of cream with me in the morning.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

His younger brother, Charles, who is now at home, has more easy manners, is more conversible, and has more of his father's literary taste.

From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

By this time He had discovered that his Neighbour was not very conversible; But whether her silence proceeded from pride, discretion, timidity, or idiotism, He was still unable to decide.

From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

He told us that he was assistant minister of the chapel, and we found him extremely conversible and communicative.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton