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expansive.

Comprehensive in scope or extent.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪkˈspænsɪv//ɪkˈspansɪv/British, Southern, Standard
  1. Comprehensive in scope or extent.

    expansive research work
  2. Talkative and sociable.

  3. Able to be expanded.

  4. Exhibiting expansivity.

Where this word comes from

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

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