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Expansive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Expansive has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

"Expansive materials"

"the expansive force of fire"

2

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

"an expansive lifestyle"

"in the grand manner"

"collecting on a grand scale"

"heroic undertakings"

3

marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

"After months of working without pay, he became so expansive that he claimed his small apartment was actually the headquarters of a global empire."

4

friendly and open and willing to talk

"wine made the guest expansive"

5

Comprehensive in scope or extent.

"The guidebook offers an expansive overview of the region's history, covering centuries of political shifts and cultural evolution."

Example Sentences
"Expansive materials" adjective
"the expansive force of fire" adjective
"an expansive lifestyle" adjective
"in the grand manner" adjective
"collecting on a grand scale" adjective
"heroic undertakings" adjective
"wine made the guest expansive" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
unexpansive
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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