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communicative

adjective com·mu·ni·ca·tive \kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv, -ni-kə-tiv\

: willing to talk to people

: relating to communication

Full Definition of COMMUNICATIVE

1
:  tending to communicate :  talkative
2
:  of or relating to communication
— com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly adverb
— com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness noun
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First Known Use of COMMUNICATIVE

14th century

Rhymes with COMMUNICATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, administrative, alliterative, assimilative, associative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, determinative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, originative, recuperative, regenerative

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