expressive

 
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsprɛsɪv, ɛk-/

adjective

  • effectively conveying thought or feeling: she has big expressive eyes
  • (expressive of) conveying (a specified quality or idea): the spires are expressive of religious aspiration

Derivatives

expressively

adverb

expressiveness

noun

expressivity

Pronunciation: /-ˈsɪvɪti/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'tending to press out'): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere 'press out' (see express3). Compare with express1