What does expressively mean?
Expressively means In an expressive manner..
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/ɪkˈspɹɛ.sɪv.li/ · adverb
In an expressive manner..
You can play the exercises pretty well on piano, fair enough, but can you play the movement expressively?
"I apprehend that my French is not equal to your letter, Monsieur," said Elizabeth, glancing her eye expressively at her companion; "will you favour us with its substance in English?"
A low tap was heard at the room door. Mr. Bob Sawyer looked expressively at his friend, and bade the tapper come in[…]
There was quite a bewildering succession of drives, dances, picnics and boating parties, all expressively lumped together by Phil under the head of “jamborees”
Use expressively when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Expressively means In an expressive manner..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include inexpressively.
You can play the exercises pretty well on piano, fair enough, but can you play the movement expressively?
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