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1. (adj.) extensive
of great extent; wide; broad:
an extensive area.
2. extensive
covering or extending over a great area:
extensive travels.
3. extensive
comprehensive; far-reaching or thorough:
extensive knowledge.
4. extensive
great in amount, number, or degree:
extensive political influence.
5. extensive
of or having extension.
6. extensive
of or pertaining to a system of farming in which large tracts of land are cultivated with minimum labor and expense
Etymology: (1375–1425; < LL extēnsīvus < L extēns(us), ptp. of extendere to extend)
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| Definition of 'extensive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) extensive, extended
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
"an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"
2. (adj) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
3. (adj) extensive
of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
"producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"
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1. (adjective) extensive
very large in number, amount, or degree
The fire caused extensive damage.; the travel company's extensive range of destinations; her extensive knowledge of botany
2. extensive
large in area
forests covering an extensive area
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| Definition of 'extensive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) extensive
having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness
2. (adj) extensive
capable of being extended
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Sense: large in area or amount
extensive plantations; He suffered extensive injuries in the accident.
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 Afrikaans: uitgestrek, uitgebreid, o |
 Arabic: واسِع، مُنْتَشِر، مُوَسَّ |
 Bulgarian: тежък |
 Brazilian: extenso |
 Czech: rozsáhlý; četný |
 German: ausgedehnt |
 Danish: udstrakt; omfattende |
 Greek: εκτεταμένος |
 Spanish: extenso, vasto |
 Estonian: ulatuslik |
 Farsi: پهناور؛ زیاد |
 Finnish: suurikokoinen |
 French: vaste,étendu |
 Hebrew: נִרחָב |
 Hindi: बड़ा, व्यापक |
 Croatian: velike |
 Hungarian: kiterjedt |
 Indonesian: luas |
 Icelandic: yfirgripsmikill, víðtækur |
 Italian: esteso, vasto |
 Japanese: 広範囲の |
 Korean: 광범위한 |
 Lithuanian: platus, didelis |
 Latvian: plašs; ekstensīvs |
 Malay: luas |
 Dutch: extensief |
 Norwegian: vid, utstrakt, omfattende |
 Polish: rozległy |
 Persian: پهناور؛ زیاد |
 Pashto: پياوړى |
 Portuguese: extensivo/extenso, vasto |
 Romanian: întins, extins |
 Russian: обширный |
 Slovak: rozsiahly; početný |
 Slovenian: obsežen |
 Serbian: prostran |
 Swedish: vidsträckt, omfattande |
 Thai: กว้างขวาง |
 Turkish: geniş, büyük boyutta |
 Taiwanese: 廣闊的，廣泛的，大量的 |
 Ukrainian: обширний, просторий |
 Urdu: وسیع |
 Vietnamese: có phạm vi rộng |
 Chinese: 广阔的，广泛的，广大的 |
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