demonstrative
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- adjective
- /dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/
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demostrativo
- Not normally a demonstrative man, he slowly raises his hand, offering it to Joe.
- demonstrative evidence
Examples
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Incidentally... while we are in rehearsal, I wish you wouldn't be so demonstrative.
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I like it that she's full of energy and demonstrative and open.
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We were not a demonstrative family, even before my father moved out.
Fiction book (1999) -
And I often wish that in public, at any rate... you had been more demonstrative.
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Maybe not the most loving or demonstrative one, but he had never failed his children.
Fiction book (1990) -
Perhaps you should not be quite so demonstrative... throwing your arms around me and kissing me in front of all of those people.
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I nearly keeled over in shock at the demonstrative gratitude, something I so very rarely encounter.
Blog text (9) -
That's assuming I can get through this noisy and demonstrative crowd.
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We weren't a very demonstrative family; we didn't talk about our sorrows with each other; we never hugged.
Fiction book (1993) -
She was very demonstrative, giving everyone hugs and high-fives at the party.
Synonyms
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Showing feelings and ideas clearly in the face or voice
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Showing examples or pictures to make an idea clear
Showing something by pointing or giving an example to make it clear
Antonyms
Compounds
A word used to point to a person, thing or place, for example this and those
How Expressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
demonstrative = demonstrate (transparent) = demonstrate + ive
The adjective 'demonstrative' is clearly derived from the verb 'demonstrate' with the suffix '-ive' indicating a tendency or quality.
Etymology
Demonstrative comes from Latin parts de- and monstrare, which mean 'to show' or 'point out', and is the same root as demonstrate. So a demonstrative person 'shows' their feelings openly and makes them easy to read.