conversable
Example Sentences
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The Techniker was very conversable, and said especially what pleasure it gave him that Pilgrim was so intimate with them.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. by Auerbach, Berthold
He consoled me with the Word of God; he was a learned and conversable man, and he interceded for me with his Majesty.
From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina
I have met with two or three well-informed men of the world, and some lively conversable women; but none of either sex that at all reminded me of the well-educated men and women of Europe.
From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Graham, Maria
Mrs. Bardell let lodgings to many conversable single gentlemen, with great profit, but never brought any more actions for breach of promise of marriage.
From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles
This aspiration was whispered, as though its object were within conversable distance.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.