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superexpressive

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English

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Etymology

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From super- +‎ expressive.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

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superexpressive (comparative more superexpressive, superlative most superexpressive)

  1. Especially expressive; very eloquent.
    • 2007 January 27, Ben Ratliff, “A Saxophonist Known for New Ideas Meets an Organist From the Old School”, in New York Times[1]:
      He makes small-group music that can be aslant with odd or long meter, and serenely played; it’s not battering or superexpressive, but glows within its own tight structure.