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Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.

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  1. a. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.
  2. a. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words.
  3. adj. performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
  4. adj. characterized by expression
  5. 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. 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.
  6. j:100 s. characterized by expression