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expansive adjective ( LARGE )
/ɪkˈspænt .sɪv/ adj Definition
covering a large area
There was an expansive view from the window.
"All this is mine," she said with an expansive (= using big movements) arm gesture.
expansively adverb
/ɪkˈspænt .sɪv.li/ adv expansiveness noun
/ɪkˈspænt .sɪv.nəs/ n [U] (Definition of expansive adjective (LARGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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