That face, ground by want, in which every cheerful, every conversable lineament has been long effaced by misery,is that a face to stay at home with? is it more a woman, or a wild cat?

Johnson, in his Dictionary, says that 'conversable is sometimes written conversible, but improperly.' William Lloyd, Bishop of St. Asaph and afterwards of Worcester.

One thing may be said of liquor, whether it be in its favour or not; it usually brings out all there is of the facetious in a man, rendering him conversable and pleasant; for the time being, at least.

"The Vineyard folks are generally quite conversable.

They are not only suffered but sought by all the best company, and indeed are the most conversable, reasonable people in the place.

They seemed disposed to be conversable and friendly.

Now Josiah, good, conversable man, knows about geography and the country round.

So aunt Agnes called Edith a charming girl, and Edith, who had seldom seen aunt Agnes otherwise than conversable and pleasant, thought her a very nice old lady.

Having no conversable companion, I take to my ever faithful and silent friend, the fragrant cigar, and start for a stroll.

He was usually very conversable, and would chat away by the hour together, in a fashion half shrewd, half simple, often very interesting; but now he was silent and distrait.

Conversable, v. 437, n. 1.

The women do not seem of the same country: if they are less gay than they were, they are more informed, enough to make them very conversable.

I must confess I was at some loss in my mind how to make my address to his Majesty, but I had heard so much of the conversable temper of the king, and his particular sweetness of humour with the meanest soldier, that I made no more difficulty, but having paid my respects to Colonel Hepburn, thanked him for the honour he had done me, and offered to rise and wait upon him.

Such in fact has been her habitual frame ever since; though the endeavors of her friends, who have sought to console her, have rendered her somewhat more conversable.