expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv 
1
: having a capacity or a tendency to expand
2
: causing or tending to cause expansion
3
a
: characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk : open
grew expansive after dinner
b
: marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance
an expansive patient
4
5
: characterized by richness, abundance, or magnificence
expansive living
expansive taste
expansively
adverb
expansiveness
noun
Examples of expansive in a Sentence
He was unusually expansive at the press conference.
She was in an expansive mood.
The law was expansive in its scope.
a more expansive treatment of the topic
the hotel's expansive dining room
The house has expansive views of the valley.
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This change of course allowed for the inclusion of the writing of Gong’s classmates, making a film more expansive as a bevy of adolescents find their voices and are influenced by the terrain and the economic hardship of their surroundings.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters.
—Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Once neutral and for the most part militarily self-sufficient, Sweden already possesses an expansive and diversified defense industry that builds the CV90 fighting vehicle, the Gripen fighter jet, the Archer howitzer and modern submarines and surface warships.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This is among the more expansive foreign policy debates into which readers have had visibility since the administration began.
—New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters.
—Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Once neutral and for the most part militarily self-sufficient, Sweden already possesses an expansive and diversified defense industry that builds the CV90 fighting vehicle, the Gripen fighter jet, the Archer howitzer and modern submarines and surface warships.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This is among the more expansive foreign policy debates into which readers have had visibility since the administration began.
—New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Expansive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansive. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv
1
: having a capacity or a tendency to expand
gases are expansive
2
: causing or tending to cause expansion
an expansive force
3
: being in a good or talkative mood
4
: having considerable extent : broad
expansively
adverb
expansiveness
noun
Medical Definition
expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv
: marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance
a patient with expansive trends
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