communicative

adjective

com·mu·ni·ca·tive | \ kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv

, -ni-kə-tiv

Definition of communicative

1 : tending to communicate : talkative

2 : of or relating to communication

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Sofía has nothing but contempt for her gruff, barely communicative father. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Review: The moving ‘Too Late to Die Young’ opens a window on a lost Chilean summer," 6 June 2019 That includes the capacity for nonverbal movement imitation, a tendency to form long-term social bonds, the ability to learn complex sequences of actions, and attentiveness to communicative movements. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "What This Head-Banging, Body-Rolling Cockatoo Teaches Us About the Evolution of Dance," 11 July 2019 Teammates became closer, worked harder and became more communicative. — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, "Brazil Already Thrashed Peru Once; Will Copa America Final Be Any Different?," 5 July 2019 Information flows quickly this week, as the Sun continues to light up communicative Gemini. — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, "Your Horoscope This Week," 9 June 2019 The researchers surmise that dogs gradually developed the anatomy underlying this communicative ability in response to human preference across tens of thousands of years. — Jim Daley, Scientific American, "Domestication Made Dogs’ Facial Anatomy More Fetching to Humans," 17 June 2019 Design as well can be conflictual and imperialistic or listening and communicative. — Marlo Safi, National Review, "Can a Small Italian Village Point the Way to More Livable Modern Cities?," 16 June 2019 Sofía has nothing but contempt for her gruff, barely communicative father. — Justin Chang, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Moving ‘Too Late to Die Young’ opens a window on a lost Chilean summer," 13 June 2019 At San Francisco State, Michela was majoring in communicative disorders with a minor in special education. — Hailey Branson-potts, latimes.com, "Ghost Ship trial: A weary dad sits in court every day, missing his daughter," 11 June 2019

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