EXPRESSIVE

expressive. Expressive, a. proper to express, full, strong, clear

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Ex‐press″ive (?), a. [[Cf. F. expressif.]] 1. 1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; — followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.
Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. Tickell. 2. 2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words.
You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. Shak. Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke. Littelton. — Ex‐press″ive‐ly,adv. — Ex‐press″ive‐ness,n.