extensive
pronunciation
How to pronounce extensive in British English:
UK [ɪkˈstensɪv]
How to pronounce extensive in American English:
US [ɪkˈstensɪv]
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- Adjective:
- large in spatial extent or range
- having broad range or effect
- large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
- great in range or scope
- of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
Word Origin
- extensive (adj.)
- "vast, far-reaching;" c. 1600 of immaterial, c. 1700 of material things; from Late Latin extensivus, from extens-, past participle stem of Latin extendere "to stretch out, spread" (see extend). Earlier in a medical sense, "characterized by swelling" (early 15c.). Related: Extensively; extensiveness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. But mr. huntsman does have extensive experience in asia .
- 2. Companies already have their own extensive internal training programs .
- 3. Extensive electromagnetic prospecting has been carried out elsewhere in the province .
- 4. With more extensive sampling , it is highly likely that they will encounter more hope-promoting responses from others .
- 5. In the process , he has built an extensive database and credit scoring system .