expansive
Use Expansive in a sentence
sɪv adjective
1.
having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive: expansive mountain scenery.
2.
(of a person's character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open: Our expansive host welcomed us warmly.
5.
working by expansion, as an engine.
Related forms
ex·pan·sive·ly, adverb
ex·pan·sive·ness, noun
non·ex·pan·sive, adjective
non·ex·pan·sive·ly, adverb
non·ex·pan·sive·ness, noun
o·ver·ex·pan·sive, adjective
o·ver·ex·pan·sive·ly, adverb
o·ver·ex·pan·sive·ness, noun
un·ex·pan·sive, adjective
un·ex·pan·sive·ly, adverb
un·ex·pan·sive·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. sociable, extroverted, outgoing, genial, unreserved; gushy, gushing.
2. sociable, extroverted, outgoing, genial, unreserved; gushy, gushing.
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expansive (ɪkˈspænsɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion |
| 2. | wide; extensive |
| 3. | friendly, open, or talkative: an expansive person |
| 4. | grand or extravagant: an expansive way of life |
| 5. | psychiatry lacking restraint in the expression of feelings, esp in having delusions of grandeur or being inclined to overvalue oneself or one's work |
| ex'pansively | |
| —adv | |
| ex'pansiveness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
They do not include expansive new police or spying laws.
Expansive aspen stands and piñon- and juniper-dotted ridges give way to sandy sagebrush deserts.
In previous entries of my sabbatical diary, one topic that arose was how to handle expansive periods of unstructured time.
The inviting lobby is contemporary but subdued, to highlight the expansive mountain views.
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