gregarious

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Byrne, known as a gregarious man, was condemned by provincial court Judge Mark Pike for exploiting his position in public office for personal gain.

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  1. adjective Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable. See Synonyms at social.
  2. adjective Tending to move in or form a group with others of the same kind: gregarious bird species.
  3. adjective Botany Growing in groups that are close together but not densely clustered or matted.

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  • Some people are simply gregarious, and twitter together like starlings in a shrubbery: that isn't talk—it's only a series of signals and exclamations. —  Father Payne
  • The guy was cheerful and gregarious, and within an hour of checking in, he'd met and introduced Buster to Diane and Ruthie Noland, twin sisters from Vanderbilt who worked for the summer on the housekeeping staff of the motel. —  EQMM,July2008
  • But during the last two years of the Bush administration, Bolton's successor, Afghan-born Zalmay Khalilzad, became known as a gregarious and affable diplomat who improved relations somewhat. —  HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News
  • Byrne, known as a gregarious man, was condemned by provincial court Judge Mark Pike for exploiting his position in public office for personal gain. —  News1130.com
  • I don't think I was ever particularly gregarious, and now I enjoy solitude a lot. —  Later On
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  1. Latin gregārius, belonging to a flock, from grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French grégaire = Spanish Italian gregario, gregarious, from Latin gregarius, of a flock, common, from grex (greg-), a flock, herd, drove, swarm; supposed to be redupl. from the root seen in Greek ἀγείρειν, collect, assemble: see agora.
 

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