EXPRESSIVE


Meaning of EXPRESSIVE in English

■ adjective effectively conveying thought or feeling.

↘( ~ of ) conveying (a quality or idea).

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

expressivity noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'tending to press out'): from Fr. expressif , -ive or med. L. expressivus , from exprimere (see express 3 ).

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