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Meanings of expressive in English

Expressive.

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Usage of expressive in English
1
The Second Portage in particular obtains the expressive name of Knife Portage.
The Journey to the Polar Sea
2
In conversation he avoided startling references; in action he was freely expressive.
Autobiography of a Yogi
3
England need a man to sex down their young, expressive middle order.
The Guardian
4
Our voluntary expressive system is the way we intentionally signal our emotions.
The new yorker
5
In the background stands Beauchamp, in an attitude expressive of intense anxiety.
Belles and Ringers
6
Longer, more complex sentences can be more expressive but also more demanding.
The Irish Times
7
It is the practical and most expressive incarnation of the Hebraic Spirit.
The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915
8
It is a contralto and has some most expressive notes in it.
The Girls at Mount Morris
9
Though fair, he was not effeminate; his countenance was regular and expressive.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.
10
The feeling of a unified wave of expressive sound was simply glorious.
Radio NZ
11
Baliol read in his expressive countenance the reflections which chained his tongue.
The Scottish Chiefs
12
He liked to watch the dancing lights in those expressive gray eyes.
The House of Toys
13
Where the mouth is well shaped and expressive, the beard spoils it.
A Woman-Hater
14
The archduke raised his expressive eyes to the face of his mother.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
15
The face of the cattleman was as expressive as a stone wall.
The Sheriff's Son
16
A kiss upon the rigid lips was the silent but expressive answer.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
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Expressive across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common