The general spoke very fluently in French, and with many an expressive gesture. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
A very expressive face. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Given that the state being articulated is not strictly necessarily emotional, other linguists prefer the term expressive, so that's what I'll run with. From Wordnik.com. [Notes From The Geek Show] Reference
America, but a name expressive of its political organization. From Wordnik.com. [The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny] Reference
I, also, have given to thee a name expressive of your character. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
On this evening she gave vent to her dismay in short, expressive words. From Wordnik.com. [Ester Ried Yet Speaking] Reference
But it has come to be regarded as a name expressive of certain doctrines. From Wordnik.com. [A Forgotten Hero Not for Him] Reference
In fact, she ventured to say a word expressive of her belief that British troops. From Wordnik.com. [Good Old Anna] Reference
Creative works share certain expressive elements, such as structure, theme, and tone. From Wordnik.com. [Sketching with Words, Writing with Pictures « Write Anything] Reference
(Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The Scottish language has at this day a word expressive of the national belief in such a doctrine. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph Rashleigh] Reference
Anyone interested in expressive figurative paintings might find the work of Paul Ruiz interesting. From Wordnik.com. [May 2007] Reference
In this way, recommendation tools encourage music fans to engage in expressive acts, becoming creators. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Sharing it with music] Reference
Anglo-Saxon stock from being a nation of half-breeds, -- miscegenates, to coin a word expressive of an idea. From Wordnik.com. ["Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers"] Reference
Mr.G. Taplin has seen half-castes blushing, and he says that the aborigines have a word expressive of shame. From Wordnik.com. [The expression of the emotions in man and animals] Reference
The general public is apparently on the side of the novelist; to borrow a slang term expressive here, it is "crazy" about fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism] Reference
"Well, I'll be ----" said the young man, and then paused, feeling how utterly hopeless it was to find a word expressive of his feelings. From Wordnik.com. ['Lizbeth of the Dale] Reference
This must, they argue, be, like the names Father and Son, a name expressive of a relation within the Godhead proper to the Person who bears it. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner] Reference
The terms expressive of these conditions, however, while certainly suggesting and embracing the beneficent, elevating influence and discipline of. From Wordnik.com. [West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas] Reference
"the Enlightened One" -- the one is a term expressive of spiritual powers for service, while the other means intellectual enlightenment for communion. From Wordnik.com. [India, Its Life and Thought] Reference
Winnie looked up at him gratefully and lovingly with her wistful large eyes, the more expressive from the setting of illness and weakness in the face. From Wordnik.com. [The Hills of the Shatemuc] Reference
All Hebrew names were supposed to bear a significance, as originally individual subjects were called by a name expressive of some characteristic, e.g. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
Every language has adopted terms expressive of this excellence. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Discourses on Art] Reference
That leaves the justifications often described as expressive, communicative or condemnatory. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
Definition is always limitation -- the "fixed" and "unchangeless" are but terms expressive of. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Tea] Reference
To give sweetness, the under eyelid, which I would call the expressive one, is slightly raised. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
Authors have also distinguished this plant by terms expressive of the short-lived expansion of its flowers, which. From Wordnik.com. [The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 6 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed] Reference
The most important example of attributes ascribed on this ground, is the employment of terms expressive of approbation or blame. From Wordnik.com. [A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)] Reference
He had thought them to be terms expressive of vague and even muddled emotions of which scientific psychology would probably dispose. From Wordnik.com. [Watersprings] Reference
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