Definition of extensive Extensive

/ɪkstɛˈnsɪv/ - [ikstensiv] - ex•ten•sive

We found 8 definitions of extensive from 4 different sources.

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Adjective

extensive - 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"
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  large, big having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
extensive - of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"
extensive - 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"
  across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide
  comprehensive including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • extensive (a.)
    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.
  • extensive (a.)
    Capable of being extended.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • extensive
    Large in number or quantity.
  • extensive
    Having broad range or effect.

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