See Also: communicative(dictionary)
communicative(dictionary)

communicative (iou)



communicative adjective. LME.
[Late Latin communicativus, formed as COMMUNICATE verb: see -IVE. Cf. Old & mod. French communicatif, -ive.]
Having the quality or habit of communicating. Now spec. ready to impart information etc.; open, talkative. LME.
Jeremy Taylor An evil so communicative that it doth..work like poison. W. Cowper Communicative of the good he owns. A. Lurie When drinks are served people become more lively and communicative.
Able to be communicated. E17-M18.
Of or pertaining to communication. L17.
communicatively adverb M17.
communicativeness noun M17.