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conversative, a. rare.|kənˈvɜːsətɪv|
[f. L. conversāt- ppl. stem of conversārī to converse + -ive.]
†a. Belonging to, or fitted for, social intercourse; sociable. Obs.
b. Ready to converse or talk, given to conversation, talkative.
1631G. Webbe Quietn. (1657) 179 Actions conversative doe consist in the ordering of our conversation. 1651Reliq. Wotton. 76 To endue him with conversative qualities and ornaments of youth. a1703Burkitt On N.T. Luke ii. 45 Of a free and conversative, not of a sullen and morose disposition. 1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Jrnls. II. 108 He was very entertaining and conversative. |