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communicative
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Communicative
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com·mu·ni·ca·tive
/
kəˈmyu
nɪˌkeɪ
tɪv, -kə
tɪv
/
Show Spelled
[
k
uh
-
myoo
-ni-key-tiv, -k
uh
-tiv
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
inclined to
communicate
or impart; talkative:
He isn't feeling very communicative today.
2.
of or pertaining to
communication
.
Also,
com·mu·ni·ca·to·ry
/
kəˈmyu
nɪ
kəˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
Show Spelled
[
k
uh
-
myoo
-ni-k
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Medieval Latin
commūnicātīvus,
equivalent to
commūnicāt
(
us
) (see
communicate
) +
-īvus
-ive
Related forms
com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly,
adverb
com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness,
noun
non·com·mu·ni·ca·tive,
adjective
non·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly,
adverb
non·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness,
noun
o·ver·com·mu·ni·ca·tive,
adjective
sem·i·com·mu·ni·ca·tive,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
free-spoken, loquacious, voluble, expansive.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
communicative
(kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv)
—
adj
1.
inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative
2.
of or relating to communication
com'municatively
—
adv
com'municativeness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
communicative
late 14c., "that communicates," from Fr. communicatif, from L. communicat-, pp. stem of communicare (see
communication
). Meaning "talkative" is recorded from 1650s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
He was a teacher of rare
communicative
talent, as television audiences discovered.
No ill-timed censure ever indiscreetly checked the pupil's
communicative
temper.
It remains unclear to many what effect the agreement will have on the
communicative
and civil rights of citizens around the world.
She continued to smile, and there was something
communicative
and exultant in her expression.
The
communicative
domain enriches literature with new constructive principles.
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