[ɛkˈsprɛsɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- effectively conveying thought or feeling
(e.g: she has big expressive eyes)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to press out’): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere ‘press out’ (see express). Compare with express