DEMONSTRATIVE


Meaning of DEMONSTRATIVE in English

de ‧ mon ‧ stra ‧ tive AC /dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv $ dɪˈmɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ demonstration , ↑ demonstrator ; adverb : ↑ demonstrably , ↑ demonstratively ; adjective : ↑ demonstrable , ↑ demonstrative ; verb : ↑ demonstrate ]

willing to show that you care about someone:

My mother wasn’t demonstrative; she never hugged me.

—demonstratively adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.