Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Communicative /kəm-yo͞on'-ək-ət-ĭv/ · Com·mu·ni·ca·tive · IPA /kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/ 01 a. Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others. 1. Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others. “Determine, for the future, to be less communicative.” — Swift.