gregarious
gregarious
Definition
gre·gari·ous (grə ger′ē əs)
adjective
- living in herds or flocks
- fond of the company of others; sociable
- having to do with a herd, flock, or crowd
- Bot. growing in clusters
Etymology: L gregarius, belonging to a flock < grex (gen. gregis), a flock, herd < IE base *ger-, to collect > Gr ageirein, to assemble
gre·gar′i·ously adverb
gre·gar′i·ous·ness noun
gregarious
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- creature: The tense, easily aggravated captive makes way for a much more urbane, relaxed, almost gregarious, creature.
- bird: Outside the breeding season these are gregarious birds which are found in small flocks of up to 30 individuals.
- animal: They are gregarious animals living in groups of up to 24 animals.
- nature: I guess there have been a few where my gregarious nature has got the better of me.
- man: He is a very ambitious, gregarious man determined to use every device he can to tell the world about his business.
- person: People who know me know that I'm not the most gregarious person.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: The species is also known to be highly gregarious, associating with other small cetaceans in mixed species groups.
- usually: Tho usually gregarious, the only sighting in South Africa was a single in northern Kruger.
- very: According to Branch volunteers, he is a very gregarious fellow who just loves being the center of attention.
- extremely: Guillemots are extremely gregarious, colonial breeding is the norm and colonies can contain many tens of thousands of individuals.
- particularly: The birds are easiest to see during the October to March period when the young ones are particularly gregarious.
- fairly: I'm a well balanced man, and fairly gregarious too.
Used with adjective complement
- become: TOUCH is the major trigger of swarming, ie it is contact between crowded individuals that makes them become gregarious.
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