EXTENSIVELY

extensively

(adverb) in a widespread way; “oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

extensively (comparative more extensively, superlative most extensively)

In an extensive manner, widely.

To a great extent.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*ten"sive*ly, adv.

Definition: To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated.

EXTENSIVE

Ex*ten"sive, a. Etym: [L. extensivus: cf. F. extensif. See Extend.]

1. Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness.

2. Capable of being extended. [Obs.] Silver beaters choose the finest coin, as that which is most extensive under the hammer. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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