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   expansive

   /ɪkˈspansɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive: "expansive beaches" Similar extensivesweepingrollingspaciouswide-rangingextensivebroadwideall-embracingcomprehensivethoroughinclusivecross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryOpposite limitedrestricted
   • 2. (of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative: "he was in an expansive mood" Similar communicativeforthcomingsociablefriendlyoutgoingunreserveduninhibitedopenaffableamiablegenialchattytalkativeconversationalgarrulousloquaciousvolubleeffusivedemonstrativeextrovertextroverteddiscursiveinformal:talkyOpposite uncommunicativereservedtaciturn
   • 3. tending towards economic or political expansion: "expansive domestic economic policies"

   Derivatives

   • 1. expansively adverb
   • 2. expansiveness noun

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   What does expansive mean in rugby?

   • If something is expansive, it covers or includes a large area or many things. ...an expansive grassy play area. They have played an expansive style of rugby. If you are expansive, you talk a lot, or are friendly or generous, because you are feeling happy and relaxed. He was becoming more expansive as he relaxed. The premier was in expansive mood.

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   What is another word for expansive?

   • wide, large, deep, immense, vast, ample, extended, expansive, extensive, thick, spacious, roomy, outspread, generous, outstretched, widespread, capacious

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   What does it mean if a person is expansive?

   • If you are expansive, you talk a lot, or are friendly or generous, because you are feeling happy and relaxed. He was becoming more expansive as he relaxed. The premier was in expansive mood. 'I'm here to make them feel good,' he says expansively.

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   What does expansivo mean?

   • expansivo, vasto, extenso… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EXPANSIVE definition: 1. very happy to talk to people in a friendly way: 2. covering a large area: 3. very happy to….

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   What is the difference between expansive and expansive vocabulary?

   • An expansive piece of land is large, an expansive mind is one that is always thinking of the big picture, an expansive vocabulary is one that holds lots of words. Warning: don't confuse expansive, "large," with expensive, "high priced." They differ by only one letter but mean very different things.

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   What does it mean if an economy is expansive?

   • If you describe something such as a period of time or an economy as expansive, you mean that it is associated with growth or expansion. An active and expansive market economy is a necessary condition for progress. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Expansive means very happy to talk to people in a friendly way or covering a large area. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     EXPANSIVE meaning: 1. very happy to talk to people in a...

   • Znaczenie Expansive, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     expansive definicja: 1. very happy to talk to people in a...

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     expansive translate: wylewny. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     EXPANSIVE translate: 傾談, 友善健談的;豪爽的;開朗的, 廣闊的, 廣闊的，遼闊的；浩瀚的....

   • Expansive in Spanish

     EXPANSIVE translate: expansivo, vasto, amplio, expansivo,...

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   The meaning of EXPANSIVE is having a capacity or a tendency to expand. How to use expansive in a sentence.

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   Expansive means having a wide range or extent, or being friendly, open, or talkative. It can also refer to something that causes expansion, or a psychiatric condition of delusions of grandeur.

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   Learn the meaning of expansive as an adjective, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Expansive can describe something that covers a large area, something that is friendly or generous, or something that is associated with growth or expansion.

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   friendly and willing to talk a lot. She was clearly relaxed and in an expansive mood. (especially of a period of time) encouraging economic expansion. In the expansive 1990s bright graduates could advance rapidly.

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   Expansive means very happy to talk to people in a friendly way, or covering a large area. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Expansive is all about being able to grow or get larger. An expansive piece of land is large, an expansive mind is one that is always thinking of the big picture, an expansive vocabulary is one that holds lots of words.