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adjective
1.
inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
2.
of or pertaining to communication.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin commūnicātīvus, equivalent to commūnicāt(us) (see communicate) + -īvus -ive
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
EXPANDSynonyms
1. free-spoken, loquacious, voluble, expansive.
1. free-spoken, loquacious, voluble, expansive.
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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.
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