conversable
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“He was of a conversable temper,” so he says of himself, “and insatiably curious in the aspects of life, and spent much of his time scraping acquaintance with all classes of men and womenkind.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The proprietress, charming and conversable lady, will sell you anything in the “notions” line, from a paper of pins to garter elastic.
From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher
The Inhabitants are more genteel, more sociable, and in every respect more conversable than in the other Parts of Holland.
She is not remarkably conversable, certainly," said Rosalind; "but I suspect that she has very bad health.
From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs
The operation was repeated, and it was finally found that, by means of this extemporised ear-trumpet, the poor creature once more became a conversable member of society.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
