Expressible vs. Expressive

Able to be expressed.

Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented, or uttered.

capable of being expressed;

Example: ‘an expressible emotion’;

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

(linguistics) Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.

A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.

Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; - followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.

Example: ‘Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.’;

Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words.

Example: ‘You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more expressive to them.’; ‘Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke.’;

characterized by expression;

Example: ‘a very expressive face’;