extensive

ex·ten·sive  (k-stnsv)

adj.

1. Large in extent, range, or amount.

2. Of or relating to the cultivation of vast areas of land with a minimum of labor or expense.

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ex·tensive·ly adv.

ex·tensive·ness n.

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extensive

Adjective

1. covering a large area: extensive moorland

2. very great in effect: the bomb caused extensive damage

3. containing many details, ideas, or items on a particular subject: an extensive collection of modern art

extensively adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" extended big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	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, encompassing, panoptic, wide, broad comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
	3.	extensive - of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type" intensive - of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"

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extensive

adjective 1. large, considerable, substantial, spacious, wide, sweeping, broad, expansive, capacious, commodious

adjective << OPPOSITE confined

2. comprehensive, complete, thorough, lengthy, long, wide, wholesale, pervasive, protracted, all-inclusive << OPPOSITE restricted

3. great, large, huge, extended, vast, widespread, comprehensive, universal, large-scale, far-reaching, prevalent, far-flung, all-inclusive, voluminous, humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) << OPPOSITE limited

Translations

extensive [ɪkˈstɛnsɪv] adj (gen) → extenso; [damage] → importante; [knowledge] → amplio

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extensive [ɪkˈstɛnsɪv] extend adj → étendu(e) → vaste; [damage, alterations] → considérable; [inquiries] → approfondi(e); [use] → largement répandu(e)

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extensive [ɪksˈtɛnsɪv] adj → ausgedehnt;

(effect) → weitreichend;

(damage) → beträchtlich;

(coverage, discussion) → ausführlich;

(inquiries) → umfangreich;

(use) → häufig

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extensive [ɪkˈstɛnsɪv] adj → esteso/a, ampio/a; [damage] → su larga scala; [alterations] → notevole; [inquiries] → esauriente; [use] → grande