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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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