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Definition of Expressive
1. Adjective. Characterized by expression. "A very expressive face"
Definition of Expressive
1. a. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.
Definition of Expressive
1. Adjective. Effectively conveying thought or feeling. ¹
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Definition of Expressive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expressive
Literary usage of Expressive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"In the Senate, on the fourteenth of December, 18C3, Mr. Wilson introduced a joint
resolution expressive of the thanks of Congress to Major- General ..."
2. An Introduction to the Study of Language by Leonard Bloomfield (1914)
"Expressive movements. In the animal world every mental process is accompanied by a
... Some of these physical processes are expressive movements. ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"In the Senate, on the fourteenth of December, 1803, Mr. Wilson introduced a joint
resolution expressive of the thanks of Congress to Major- General ..."
4. Outlines of Psychology by Wilhelm Max Wundt, Charles Hubbard Judd (1897)
"Expressive movements are the results, on the physical side, of the increase which
the preceding parts of such a series have on those succeeding. ..."
5. Educational Psychology by Edward Lee Thorndike (1913)
"expressive movements are of great importance as means of social ... THE ORIGINAL
BONDS OF THE Expressive MOVEMENTS Some of these special responses by ..."
6. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"Expressive MOVEMENTS," ANOTHER SORT OF PREPARATORY REACTIONS Though we know ...
By aid of such " expressive movements " we arc sometimes able to judge the ..."
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