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expansive

/ɪkˈspænsɪv/ adjective

In Latin: lātus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about expansive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion.
    Expansive materials
  2. Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope.
    an expansive lifestyle
  3. Marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur.

Origin

From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) + -ive.

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