conversable
Example Sentences
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Now Josiah, good, conversable man, knows about geography and the country round.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various
To tea at Mrs. Hazeltine's where met William Allen Butler, author of 'Nothing to Wear'—a bright-eyed, conversable man.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
But a full-grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational as well as a more conversable animal than an infant of a day, a week, or even a month old.
From Voices for the Speechless by Firth, Abraham
Now to see if there is anyone conversable within these walls.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
You will not wonder if upon this surprise I was not conversable for some minutes, and that the disorder had almost discovered itself.
From The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana by Defoe, Daniel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
