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expansive Definition

ex·pan·sive (-siv)

adjective

  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
  5. Psychiatry in or of a state characterized by overestimation of oneself, overgenerosity, euphoria, and, at times, delusions of grandeur

Etymology: < L expansus (see expanse) + -ive

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expansive Synonyms

expansive

modif.

  1. Widely extended

    broad, widespread, comprehensive; see comprehensive, extensive 1.

  2. Unreserved

    demonstrative, open, communicative, gregarious; see effusive, friendly 1, talkative.

expansive Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Deflation effectively made debt more expansive and, as Fisher explained, this reinforced deflation again in a vicious spiral.

Modifies a noun

  • rugby: They played the kind of expansive rugby with which he identified most.
  • gesture: Following them, Hermes makes an expansive gesture to point the final nymph on her way.
  • lawn: An expansive lawn, with the enticing pool ideally situated to take in the glorious view, completes the picture.
  • mood: At dinner the next day, Hitler was again in an expansive mood.
  • landscape: Its 28mm wide-angle lens will easily capture expansive landscapes or group shots.
  • beach: The site is about 2 miles from the expansive sandy beach at Perranporth, which makes a car a benefit for these properties.

Modifying Another Word

  • quite: Psychonauts is a 3D platformer at its core, but its gameplay will actually be quite expansive.
  • so: They're so expansive tho, aren't they?
  • very: The home page features a selection of DVDs along with a very expansive list of categories to assist in navigation.
  • too: If your legs are like limp spaghetti, contact time will be too expansive and running speed will slow.
  • typically: Itâs typically expansive, capably demonstrating the shifting focus of their latest material.
  • rather: Plenty of foliage adorns the sides of tracks, the draw distance is rather expansive and its framerate has nary a hitch.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The views become ever more expansive with views into great corries once filled with glaciers.
  • grow: When things went well he grew expansive, his tone avuncular.
  • feel: The rest of the course feels more expansive as a result.