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expansive

[ ik-span-siv ]

adjective

  1. having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive:

    expansive mountain scenery.

  2. (of a person's character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open:

    Our expansive host welcomed us warmly.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  3. tending to expand or capable of expanding.
  4. causing expansion:

    the expansive force of heat.

  5. working by expansion, as an engine.
  6. Psychiatry. marked by an abnormal euphoric state and by delusions of grandeur.


expansive

/ ɪˈæԲɪ /

adjective

  1. able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
  2. wide; extensive
  3. friendly, open, or talkative

    an expansive person

  4. grand or extravagant

    an expansive way of life

  5. psychiatry lacking restraint in the expression of feelings, esp in having delusions of grandeur or being inclined to overvalue oneself or one's work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹Բ, adverb
  • ˈ貹ԲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·貹·· adverb
  • ·貹··Ա noun
  • ԴDz··貹· adjective
  • non··貹··Ա noun
  • ···貹· adjective
  • o·ver··貹··Ա noun
  • ܲ··貹· adjective
  • un··貹··Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expansive1

First recorded in 1645–55; expans(ion) + -ive
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Example Sentences

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And while the markets are in turmoil following Trump's unveiling of expansive global tariffs this week, plenty of people in Delta and hundreds of Midwestern towns like it still back the president's plans.

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Brighton drew a blank against Forest in the FA Cup on Saturday but Villa are a bit more expansive, and I feel like the Seagulls will have plenty of chances here.

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The law, which takes effect July 1, opens trans and gender expansive Iowans up to discrimination in housing, employment, education and public services.

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When Apollo comes to live with Iris, she’s in the middle of sorting through Walter’s expansive unpublished writing for a posthumous novel.

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Rubio said she focused her bill on schools and places of worship because these are the most frequently threatened institutions; the senator said she also supported Patel’s more expansive bill.

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