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expressive

adjective

characterized by expression

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
XP
Scrabble score
22
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. characterized by expression

    “a very expressive face”

adjective

  1. performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion

    “{'source': 'The Brontes: Life and Letters (George Smith, 1908)', 'text': 'Her manner was curiously expressive of a wish for protection and encouragement'}”

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Example Sentences

a very expressive face
{'source': 'The Brontes: Life and Letters (George Smith, 1908)', 'text': 'Her manner was curiously expressive of a wish for protection and encouragement'}
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