conversable

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He was the pleasantest and most conversable member of the diplomatic corps while I was there; a man of good fancy, acuteness, irony, cunning, and egoism.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

He soon turned away from her and joined the gentlemen, who became more conversable after his arrival.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

"You found the Arabs conversable and ready at the cup, Mr. Monday?" observed the captain, lighting a cigar, which with him was a never-failing sign for a gossip.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore

He consoled me with the Word of God; he was a learned and conversable man, and he interceded for me with his Majesty.

From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina

Such in fact has been her habitual frame ever since; though the endeavors of her friends, who have sought to console her, have rendered her somewhat more conversable.

From The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton by Foster, Hannah Webster