Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Expressive

Expressive , adjective

[Compare French expressif.]

1.
Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.
Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. — Tickell
2.
Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words.
You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. — Shakespeare
Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke. — Littelton