communicativeadjective
uk/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.tɪv/us/kəˈmjuː.nə.kə.t̬ɪv/B2 willing to talk to people and give them information:
He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn't very communicative.
relating to communication:
The communicative ability of the whale is thought to be highly developed.
specialized language relating to a style of language teaching in which interaction (= talking and responding) is seen as the most important method of learning, and the main aim of learning:
the communicative approach
how to make your lessons more communicative
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Talkative and eloquent
- articulate
- chatterbox
- cry
- eloquent
- expansive
- expressive
- garrulous
- gift
- gossip
- in full cry idiom
- lucid
- mouth
- oratory
- silver-tongued
- smooth
- talkative
- the gift of the gab idiom
- turn of phrase
- voluble
- well turned
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Communicating & keeping in touch