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expansive

ex·pan·sive [ ik spánssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. extensive: covering a wide area or broad in scope
a large house with expansive grounds

2. expanding: capable of, having a tendency to, or typically undergoing expansion
polymers with expansive capability

3. with outstretched arms: with the arms stretched out and open wide
an expansive gesture

4. lavish: generous, lavish, or extravagant in scale
an expansive lifestyle

5. communicative: willing to talk openly and at some length, usually in a relaxed and jovial way
He gradually became more expansive once he got to know us.

6. psychiatry having exaggerated feelings of self-worth: having or characterized by extreme feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur or self-importance


ex·pan·sive·ly adverb
ex·pan·sive·ness noun
ex·pan·siv·i·ty [ èk span sívvətee ] noun
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