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English Dictionary: expansive by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expansive
adj
  1. able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire"
    Antonym(s): unexpansive
  2. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
    Synonym(s): expansive, grand, heroic
  3. marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
  4. friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive"
    Synonym(s): expansive, talkative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\, a. [Cf. F. expansif.]
      Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive;
      of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of
      heat; the expansive quality of air.
  
               A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace.
  
               His forehead was broad and expansive.      --Prescott.
      -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n.
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