expansive
/ɪkˈspænsɪv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.38 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
adj
Example Sentences
- "expansive research work"
- "She laughed, she winked, and nodded knowingly at Pen; she tapped him on the arm with her fan; she tapped Blanche; she tapped the Major;—her contentment was boundless, and her method of showing her joy equally expansive."
- "The Elastick or expansive faculty of the Air, whereby it dilates itself, when compressed (indeed this lower Region of it by reason of the weight of the superincumbent is al∣ways in a compressed State) hath been made use of in the common Weather-glasses, in Wind guns, and in several ingenious Water∣works, and doubtless hath a great Interest in many natural Effects and Operations."
- "Such instruments, however ingenious, are not of scientific value; because they do not admit of rigid comparison, are liable to alter in their contractile and expansive properties, and cannot be made to indicate precisely alike."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more expansive (comparative)
most expansive (superlative)