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   Ex·pan·sive

   /ikˈspansiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging: "deep, expansive canyons" Similar extensivesweepingrollingspaciouswide-rangingextensivebroadwideall-embracingcomprehensivethoroughinclusivecross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryOpposite limitedrestricted
   • 2. (of a person or their manner) open, demonstrative, and communicative: "she felt expansive and inclined to talk" Similar communicativeforthcomingsociablefriendlyoutgoingunreserveduninhibitedopenaffableamiablegenialchattytalkativeconversationalgarrulousloquaciousvolubleeffusivedemonstrativeextrovertextroverteddiscursiveinformal:talkyOpposite uncommunicativereservedtaciturn
   • 3. tending toward economic or political expansion: "expansive domestic economic policies"

   Derivatives

   • 1. expansively adverb
   • 2. expansiveness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › expansiveExpansive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXPANSIVE is having a capacity or a tendency to expand. How to use expansive in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPANSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPANSIVE definition: 1. very happy to talk to people in a friendly way: 2. covering a large area: 3. very happy to…. Learn more.

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   Expansive definition: having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive. See examples of EXPANSIVE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expansiveExpansive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Expansive is all about being able to grow or get larger. An expansive piece of land is large, an expansive mind is one that is always thinking of the big picture, an expansive vocabulary is one that holds lots of words.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPANSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXPANSIVE meaning: 1. very happy to talk to people in a friendly way: 2. covering a large area: 3. very happy to…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › expansiveExpansive - definition of expansive by The Free Dictionary

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   1. having a wide range or extent; extensive. 2. cordially welcoming; effusive: an expansive host. 3. tending to expand or capable of expanding. 4. causing expansion: the expansive force of heat.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPANSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. tending or being able to expand. 2. of, or working by means of, expansion. 3. widely extended; broad; extensive; comprehensive. 4. characterized by a free and generous nature; sympathetic; demonstrative; open. an expansive person.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › expansiveExpansive Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Characterized by a free and generous nature; sympathetic; demonstrative; open. An expansive person.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionexpansive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of expansive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXPANSIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    adjective. formal uk / ɪkˈspænsɪv / us. Add to word list. very happy to talk to people in a friendly way: He was in an expansive mood on the night of the party. (Definition of expansive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of expansive. in Chinese (Traditional) 傾談, 友善健談的, 豪爽的… See more.