conversable

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In this bower, which was a capacious one, sat a number of sedate, quiet, jolly, conversable fellows, nearly all of whom smoked, and one of whom sketched.

From The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains by Webb, Archibald

“He was of a conversable temper,” so he says of himself, “and insatiably curious in the aspects of life, and spent much of his time scraping acquaintance with all classes of men and womenkind.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Gurney is not so conversable, but has every appearance of being pre-eminently happy. 

From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Hoare, Edward N.

All this is your personal gift: it is no necessary part of the master's equipment to be so gracefully conversable.

From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher

This done, he rejoined Marlow and Emily, and to all appearance was more cheerful and conversable than he had been for many a previous day.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various