Expansive

[Ex*pan·sive]

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.

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Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.

Adjective S.
friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive"

Adjective S.
marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

Adjective
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire"

Adjective S.
impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"


a.
Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.


Expansive

Ex*pan"sive , a. [Cf. F. expansif.] Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
A more expansive and generous compassion.
His forehead was broad and expansive.
-- Ex*pan"sive*ly, adv. -Ex*pan"sive*ness, n.

Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.

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Usage Examples

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

Environmentalists hate sprawl - except when it comes to the size of their expansive pet legislation on Capitol Hill.

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