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extensive

[ik-sten-siv]

adjective

  1. of great extent; wide, broad.

    an extensive area.

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  2. covering or extending over a great area.

    extensive travels.

  3. far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough.

    extensive knowledge.

    Antonyms: , , , ,
  4. lengthy.

    an extensive journey.

  5. great in amount, number, or degree.

    an extensive fortune; extensive political influence.

  6. of or having extension.

    Space is extensive, time durational.

  7. noting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the use or cultivation of large areas of land with a minimum of labor and expense (intensive ).



extensive

/ ɪˈɛԲɪ /

adjective

  1. having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast

    extensive deserts

    an extensive inheritance

  2. widespread

    extensive coverage in the press

  3. agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land Compare intensive

  4. physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system Compare intensive

    heat is an extensive property

  5. logic

    1. of or relating to logical extension

    2. (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • extensively adverb
  • extensiveness noun
  • extensivity noun
  • nonextensive adjective
  • nonextensiveness noun
  • preextensive adjective
  • ˈٱԲ adverb
  • ˈٱԲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extensive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin ŧԲīܲ, equivalent to Latin ŧԲ(ܲ) (past participle of extendere “to stretch out”) + -īܲ adjective suffix; extend, -ive
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In Kermanshah, low resolution imagery from Planet Labs shows what appears to be extensive burn marks to an area near a known missile base, and possible damage to two buildings.

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The SBU could not access the scene, because it was too close to the contact line, but the agency began what would become an extensive remote investigation.

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It is vastly more extensive and ambitious than anything that has come before, including the two missile and drone exchanges it had with Iran last year.

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Police Scotland said that his death was being treated as unexplained and extensive inquiries were ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

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Hamas's military preparations took years - including extensive tunnel construction and the steady accumulation of rockets and weapons - but few analysts, regional actors, or even rival Palestinian factions foresaw the magnitude of the offensive.

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