expansive
adjective/ɪkˈspænsɪv/
/ɪkˈspænsɪv/
- covering a large amount of space
- She opened her arms wide in an expansive gesture of welcome.
- landscape with expansive skies
- He waved an expansive arm (= in an expansive movement).
- covering a large subject area, rather than trying to be exact and use few words
- We need to look at a more expansive definition of the term.
- The piece is written in his usual expansive style.
- friendly and willing to talk a lot
- She was clearly relaxed and in an expansive mood.
- (especially of a period of time) encouraging economic expansion
- In the expansive 1990s bright graduates could advance rapidly.
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