extensive

[ ik-sten-siv ]
/ ɪkˈstɛn sɪv /
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adjective

Origin of extensive

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin extēnsīvus, equivalent to Latin extēns(us) (past participle of extendere to extend) + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM extensive

Words nearby extensive

extension rule, extension tube, extensional, extensionality, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger

Words related to extensive

pervasive, huge, lengthy, large-scale, comprehensive, protracted, major, voluminous, large, broad, sweeping, considerable, vast, expanded, wide-ranging, all-inclusive, big, blanket, boundless, capacious

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British Dictionary definitions for extensive

extensive
/ (ɪkˈstɛnsɪv) /

adjective

having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast extensive deserts; an extensive inheritance
widespread extensive coverage in the press
agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land Compare intensive (def. 3)
physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system heat is an extensive property Compare intensive (def. 7)
logic
  1. of or relating to logical extension
  2. (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning

Derived forms of extensive

extensively, adverb extensiveness, noun