[ UK /ɛkspɹˈɛsɪv/ ]
[ US /ɪksˈpɹɛsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by expression
    a very expressive face
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How To Use expressive In A Sentence

  • He looked up, anger and frustration still showing plainly on his expressive face.
  • Adopting, the additional computative burden imposed by it notwithstanding, Schonfeld's modification of Airy's formulæ, he introduced into his equations a fifth unknown quantity expressive of a possible stellar drift in galactic longitude. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
  • Frequently covered in zits, freckles and pockmarks, his character's faces are detailed in their expressiveness without being overly polished.
  • What if it was expressive of the redundancy of these men's thoughts, their emptiness and circularity?
  • They range from reserved and courtly to warm and expressive.
  • If the answer is Yes, we say that L is reducible to L², or that L² is at least as expressive as L. Model Theory
  • His expressive face shines through the computer animation. The Sun
  • ‘CAN you?’ he said again; and every lineament of his expressive countenance added the words ‘resist me?’ Master Humphrey's Clock
  • Emotionally expressive individuals are perceived as more visible, more attractive, and more likeable than unexpressive individuals.
  • The three works on this disc, spanning a quarter of a century, cover a huge sonic and expressive range. Times, Sunday Times
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