expansive

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ex·pan·sive AW [expansive expansively expansiveness] BrE [ɪkˈspænsɪv] NAmE [ɪkˈspænsɪv] adjective
1. covering a large amount of space
•She opened her arms wide in an expansive gesture of welcome.
•landscape with expansive skies
•He waved an expansive arm (= in an ↑expansive movement).
2. covering a large subject area, rather than trying to be exact and use few words
•We need to look at a more expansive definition of the term.
•The piece is written in his usual expansive style.
3. friendly and willing to talk a lot
•She was clearly relaxed and in an expansive mood.
4. (especially of a period of time)encouraging economic ↑expansion
•In the expansive 1990s bright graduates could advance rapidly.
Derived Words: ↑expansively ▪ ↑expansiveness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  talkative, grand, heroic