the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of.
adj. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Full of expression; forcibly expressing or clearly representing; significant.
Serving to express, utter, or represent: followed by of: as, a look expressive of gratitude.
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adj. characterized by expression
Word Usage
"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."