communicative

communicative (kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv)

—*adj*
1.	inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative
2.	of or relating to communication

com'municatively

—*adv*

com'municativeness

—n

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communicative

late 14c., "that communicates," from Fr. communicatif, from L. communicat-, pp. stem of communicare (see communication). Meaning "talkative" is recorded from 1650s.

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.

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