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expansive

ex·pan·sive

UK/ɪkˈspænsɪv/ US/ɪkˈspansɪv/ rare

adjective

1.

able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

  • “Expansive materials”
  • “the expansive force of fire”
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2.

impressive in scale

  • “an expansive lifestyle”
  • “in the grand manner”
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3.

marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

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4.

friendly and open and willing to talk

  • “wine made the guest expansive”
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Origin

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

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