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expansive

[ik-span-siv]

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.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  3. tending to expand or capable of expanding.

  4. causing expansion.

    the expansive force of heat.

  5. working by expansion, as an engine.

  6. Psychiatry.marked by an abnormal euphoric state and by delusions of grandeur.



expansive

/ ɪˈæԲɪ /

adjective

  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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • expansively adverb
  • expansiveness noun
  • nonexpansive adjective
  • nonexpansiveness noun
  • overexpansive adjective
  • overexpansiveness noun
  • unexpansive adjective
  • unexpansiveness noun
  • ˈ貹Բ adverb
  • ˈ貹ԲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expansive1

First recorded in 1645–55; expans(ion) + -ive
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The expansive efforts to find and arrest immigrants in California, which kicked off the protests, appear to be a direct reaction to Miller's orders to grab as many people as possible, regardless of innocence.

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Proponents say the legislation, if successful, would pave the way for cohesive management of the expansive area, as well as access to federal funding and expertise.

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Some, inspired by technologists and ethicists like Sebo — who will advocate for an expansive moral circle that includes sentient AI — are likely to argue that consciousness, wherever it arises, deserves moral respect.

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And there’s a park near there, Central Park, that is really beautiful and has a very expansive playground area.

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An expansive tsunami warning arrived minutes later — sending alarms blaring on the cellphones of Californians from the North Coast through the San Francisco Bay Area, including Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda.

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