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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
expressive
ex·pres·sive BrE [ɪkˈspresɪv] NAmE [ɪkˈspresɪv] adjective
1. showing or able to show your thoughts and feelings
•She has wonderfully expressive eyes.
•the expressive power of his music
compare ↑expressionless
2. not before noun ~ of sth (formal)showing sth; existing as an expression of sth
•Every word and gesture is expressive of the artist's sincerity.
Derived Words: ↑expressively ▪ ↑expressiveness
Word Origin:
[expressive expressively expressiveness] late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to press out’): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere ‘press out’, from ex- ‘out’ + primere ‘press’. Compare with ↑express (verb).
Example Bank:
•She has a wonderfully expressive voice.
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