English > communicatory: 1 sense > adjective 1| Meaning | able or tending to communicate. |
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| Synonym | communicative |
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| Narrower | Bantu-speaking | able to communicate in Bantu |
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| English-speaking | able to communicate in English |
| Finno-Ugric-speaking | able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language |
| Flemish-speaking | able to communicate in Flemish |
| French-speaking | able to communicate in French |
| Gaelic-speaking | able to communicate in Gaelic |
| German-speaking | able to communicate in German |
| Icelandic-speaking | able to communicate in Icelandic |
| Italian-speaking | able to communicate in Italian |
| Japanese-speaking | able to communicate in Japanese |
| Kannada-speaking | able to communicate in Kannada |
| Livonian-speaking | able to communicate in Livonian |
| Oscan-speaking | able to communicate in Oscan |
| Russian-speaking | able to communicate in Russian |
| Samoyedic-speaking | able to communicate in Samoyedic |
| Semitic-speaking | able to communicate in a Semitic language |
| Siouan-speaking | able to communicate in a Siouan language |
| Spanish-speaking | able to communicate in Spanish |
| Turkic-speaking | able to communicate in Turkic |
| anecdotic, anecdotal, anecdotical | Characterized by or given to telling anecdotes |
| blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing, tattling | prone to communicate confidential information |
| chatty, gossipy, newsy | prone to friendly informal / informal communication |
| communicable | readily communicated |
| communicational | Used in communication |
| expansive, talkative | friendly and open and willing / willing to talk / talk |
| expressive | Characterized by expression |
| gesticulating | making gestures while speaking |
| gestural, nonverbal | Other than verbal / verbal communication |
| gestural, sign, signed, sign-language | Used of the language of the deaf |
| heraldic | indicative of or announcing something to come |
| narrative | Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story |
| nonverbal | Involving little use of language |
| nonverbal | lacking verbal / verbal skill |
| openhearted | freely communicative |
| outspoken, vocal | given to expressing yourself freely or insistently |
| verbal | Communicated in the form of words / words |
| yarn-spinning | Inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings) |
| See also | articulate | Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language / language |
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| voluble | marked by a ready flow of speech |
| Opposite | uncommunicative, incommunicative | not inclined to talk / talk / talk or give information or express opinions |
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| Spanish | comunicativo |
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| Catalan | comunicatiu |
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| Verbs | communicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
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| communicate | transmit information |
| communicate | be in verbal / verbal contact |
