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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
expansive \expan"sive\ e^kspa^n"si^v, a. cf. f.
   expansif.
   1. 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.
      wordnet sense 1
      1913 webster

            a more expansive and generous compassion. --eustace.
      1913 webster

            his forehead was broad and expansive. --prescott.

   2. causing expansion; as, the expansive force of heat.
      1913 webster +pjc

   3. of much expanse; wide-extending; as, an expansive view of
      the mountains.
      pjc

   4. friendly, open, and unrestrained in conversation or
      discourse; -- of people; as, wine made the guest
      expansive. wordnet sense 4

   syn: effusive, talkative.
        wordnet 1.5

   5. characterized by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and
      delusions of grandeur. wordnet sense 3
      wordnet 1.5 -- expan"sively, adv.
      -expan"siveness, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
expan"sively expan"siveness 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
expansively
     adv 1: in an impressively expansive manner; "she managed to live
            rather expansively on her modest income"
     2: in an ebullient manner; "khrushchev ebulliently promised to
        supply rockets for the protection of cuba against american
        aggression" syn: ebulliently, exuberantly
see also:
ebulliently exuberantly 

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