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UK
/ɛkspɹˈɛsɪv/
]
[ US /ɪksˈpɹɛsɪv/ ]
[ US /ɪksˈpɹɛsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by expression
a very expressive face
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