expansive
expansive
Definition
ex·pan·sive (-siv)
adjective
- tending or being able to expand
- of, or working by means of, expansion
- widely extended; broad; extensive; comprehensive
- characterized by a free and generous nature; sympathetic; demonstrative; open an expansive person
- Psychiatry in or of a state characterized by overestimation of oneself, overgenerosity, euphoria, and, at times, delusions of grandeur
Related Forms:
- expansively ex·pan′·sively adverb
- expansiveness ex·pan′·sive·ness noun or expansivity ex·pan·siv·ity (ek′span siv′ə tē)
expansive
Synonyms
expansive
modif.
Widely extended
broad, widespread, comprehensive; see comprehensive, extensive 1.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
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