The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - expressiveadj.

1) indicative, suggestive, allusive, eloquent, revealing, meaningful, significant, denotative: Her frown is expressive of her disapproval. 2) pointed, pithy, explicit: Leave it to him to make some expressive remark about Frieda's hat. 3) striking, vivid, telling, pregnant, loaded, forceful, moving, emotional, poignant, provocative, thought-provoking: His poetry contains much expressive language.