Expansive
31expansive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Widely extended] Syn. broad, widespread, comprehensive; see comprehensive , extensive 1 . 2. [Unreserved] Syn. demonstrative, open, communicative, gregarious; see effusive , friendly 1 , talkative . II (Roget s 3… …
32expansive — ex pan·sive || nsɪv adj. broad, comprehensive, covering a wide range of subjects; spreading, extensive; open, unrestrained …
33expansive — adjective 1》 covering a wide area; extensive. 2》 relaxed, genial, and communicative. 3》 tending towards economic or political expansion. Derivatives expansively adverb expansiveness noun …
34expansive — a. 1. Expanding, dilating, tending to expand or be expanded, to dilate or be dilated. 2. Diffusive, pervasive. 3. Wide reaching, comprehensive, wide embracing, far reaching, wide extending …
35expansive — adj 1. expanding, enlarging, enhancing, deepening, heightening; extending, spreading, unfolding, unfurling, stretching out, opening; dilatable, inflatable. 2. strengthening, reinforcing; growing, maturing, flourishing; burgeoning, sprouting. 3.… …
36expansive — ex·pan·sive …
37expansive — [ɪkˈspænsɪv] adj friendly, generous, or willing to talk …
38expansive — /əkˈspænsɪv / (say uhk spansiv), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. tending to expand or capable of expanding. 2. causing expansion. 3. having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive. 4. (of a person s manner or speech) effusive; unrestrained; …
39expansive — adj. 1 able or tending to expand. 2 extensive, wide ranging. 3 (of a person, feelings, or speech) effusive, open. Derivatives: expansively adv. expansiveness n. expansivity n …
40expansive bit — Carpentry. an adjustable bit for drilling holes of different sizes. Also, expansion bit. * * * …