gregarious
[ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]
/ grɪˈgɛər i əs /
adjective
fond of the company of others; sociable.
living in flocks or herds, as animals.
Botany.
growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
pertaining to a flock or crowd.
Origin of gregarious
1660–70; < Latin
gregārius belonging to a flock, equivalent to
greg- (stem of
grex) flock +
-ārius
-ary
OTHER WORDS FROM gregarious
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Example sentences from the Web for gregariously
It ought to be held a sacred thing by all who tour our national parks, where Maw is gregariously accumulated in these days.
Maw's Vacation |Emerson HoughNever, he flattered himself, had he seen anything so gregariously ugly—operatively, ominously so cruel.
The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 |Henry JamesThey wander not gregariously in tribes, often not even in families.
Associated words: gregarious, gregal, gregariously, gregariousness.
Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. Flemming
British Dictionary definitions for gregariously
gregarious
/ (ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs) /
adjective
enjoying the company of others
(of animals) living together in herds or flocks
Compare solitary (def. 6)
(of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters
of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities
Derived forms of gregarious
gregariously, adverb gregariousness, nounWord Origin for gregarious
C17: from Latin
gregārius belonging to a flock, from
grex flock