conversational

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of conversation: as, conversational powers; a conversational style. Richardson's novels deserve special mention, as being a rich store of the conversational dialect of their author's age. F. Hall, Mod. Eng., p. 320.

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  • His prose is conversational, his characters and settings of the future earth and Octavia are fascinating, and the story remains engaging from start to finish. —  F ;SF; - vol 099 issue 01 - July 2000
  • If his reminiscences are to be at all characteristic they must be conversational, and it is as a talker that he himself at length consents to appear in print. —  The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
  • His tone was conversational, and a little puzzled. —  Persuader by Lee Child
  • He rallied and tried to sound idly conversational, as if they were making chitchat while Jacks went about his business. —  Spider-Man2
  • The Local's founder and CEO Paul Rapacioli talks about the birth of Sweden's News in English, conversational silences and his inherent lack of coolness. —  The Local - Sweden's news in English
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