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gregarious

How to use gregarious in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for gregarious.

Editorial note

Of course I, being a gregarious sort, answered the messages.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gregarious gathered in one view.

adjective

(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"

adjective

instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"

adjective

(of plants) growing in groups that are close together

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gregarious.

adjective

(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"

adjective

instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"

adjective

(of plants) growing in groups that are close together

Example sentences

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Of course I, being a gregarious sort, answered the messages.

2

I don't really know why that is - just a more gregarious bunch in general, I think.

3

It's also weird that he refuses to talk, but then his children are gregarious about it.

4

I'm not an engineer but there are many in my family and they're not the most gregarious sort.

5

Let the 'gregarious' go elsewhere and live in the land of forum signatures, endless bike shedding, and editor wars once again.

6

A Terry Pratchett quote seems appropriate:"Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they certainly don't have leaders.

7

People at that end of the market are socially gregarious, wealthy, often into conspicuous consumption... and they always have friends just like them.

8

His daughter wanted to be a nurse but couldn't make it through nursing school, one of his sons is a prison guard, the gregarious one is a fantastic jewelry salesman.

9

I'm moderately gregarious in general, but after a drink I become extremely outgoing and confident.

10

Of course, It would only really make sense if whole topics could be pushed there with all their comments and votes intact; otherwise it would just be a ghetto to shove overly-gregarious users into.

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I thought the option to select an avatar in the seating layout was an interesting feature: so the gregarious can sit with the gregarious, the droolers with the droolers, and the taciturn with the taciturn.

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Daily \nis American, 2 meters tall, blond, blue-eyed, khaki-and-polo-shirted, gregarious, \nabsolutely plain-spoken, and almost always seems to be having a great time.

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You can be extroverted and shy, or introverted and gregarious[0].The rest of your comment is still basically correct if you substitute the word introverted for shy, but this is a very common misconception about introversion I wanted to point out.[0] Susan Cain did an op-ed in the WSJ or NYT explaining this distinction in more detail a while back.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gregarious in a sentence?

Of course I, being a gregarious sort, answered the messages.

What does gregarious mean?

(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"

What part of speech is gregarious?

gregarious is commonly used as adjective.