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expressive

[ik-spres-iv] / ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv /


Usage

What are other ways to say expressive? The adjective expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Meaningful and significant imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. Suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark.

Example Sentences

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“As a person in real life, I am very big and loud and inappropriate at times and expressive and sensitive and all of these things,” Haley Lu Richardson says.

From Los Angeles Times

We opted for the tasting menu, which shifts with the seasons and showcases the kitchen at its most expressive.

From Salon

He allows the loquacious family to speak to us directly, largely in their own words—they are expressive, sometimes witty and almost always appealing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others have the expressive tenderness of a Tangerine Dream-scored fantasy like “Risky Business.”

From Los Angeles Times