expansive, talkative
(adjective) friendly and open and willing to talk; “wine made the guest expansive”
expansive
(adjective) marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
expansive
(adjective) able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; “Expansive materials”; “the expansive force of fire”
expansive, grand, heroic
(adjective) of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; “an expansive lifestyle”; “in the grand manner”; “collecting on a grand scale”; “heroic undertakings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
expansive (comparative more expansive, superlative most expansive)
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
Talkative and sociable.
Able to be expanded.
(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pan"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expansif.]
Definition: 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. A more expansive and generous compassion. Eustace. His forehead was broad and expansive. Prescott.
– Ex*pan"sive*ly, adv. -Ex*pan"sive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 January 2025
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
