conversable
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To tea at Mrs. Hazeltine's where met William Allen Butler, author of 'Nothing to Wear'—a bright-eyed, conversable man.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
This aspiration was whispered, as though its object were within conversable distance.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
I thought that Miss Brandon, having broken the ice, was henceforth to be a conversable young lady.
From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
The proprietress, charming and conversable lady, will sell you anything in the “notions” line, from a paper of pins to garter elastic.
From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher
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