expansive
adjective (TALKING) /ɪkˈspæn.sɪv/ formalDefinition
› very happy to talk to people in a friendly way: He was in an expansive mood on the night of the party.Talkative and eloquent expansively /-li/ adverb Elaborating, specifying and simplifyingBig and quite bigEnormous expansiveness /-nəs/ noun [U] Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
(Definition of expansive adjective (TALKING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- articulate adjective
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- chatterbox noun
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- communicative adjective
- eloquent adjective
- expressive adjective
- fluent adjective
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- in full cry idiom
- loquacious adjective
- lucid adjective
- silver-tongued adjective
- smooth adjective (NOT SINCERE)
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- voluble adjective
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