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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ten•sive /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - of great extent;
wide;
broad: The bomb destroyed an extensive area.
ex•ten•sive•ly, adv. See -tend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ten•sive (ik sten′siv),USA pronunciation adj. - of great extent; wide;
broad:an extensive area. - covering or extending over a great area:extensive travels.
- far-reaching;
comprehensive;
thorough:extensive knowledge. - lengthy:an extensive journey.
- great in amount, number, or degree:an extensive fortune; extensive political influence.
- of or having extension:Space is extensive, time durational.
- Agriculturenoting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the use or cultivation of large areas of land with a minimum of labor and expense (opposed to intensive).
- Late Latin extēnsīvus, equivalent. to Latin extēns(us) (past participle of extendere to extend) + -īvus -ive
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extended, large, spacious, ample, vast.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged limited, narrow, confined.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged parochial.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: extensive /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/ adj - having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast
- widespread
- involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land
Compare intensive - of or relating to logical extension
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