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Meaning of 'expansive'
Meaning of 'expansive' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Expansive 
[ a.]
- 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.]Meaning of 'expansive' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. expansive [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
- able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
Example in sentence:
- Expansive materials;
- the expansive force of fire
2. expansive [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
Example in sentence:
- an expansive lifestyle;
- collecting on a grand scale;
- heroic undertakings;
- in the grand manner
Meaning (3):
- friendly and open and willing to talk
- friendly and open and willing to talk
Example in sentence:
- wine made the guest expansive
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