EXTENSIVE

extensive. Extensive, a. extended far, wide, large, general

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Ex‐ten″sive (?), a. [[L. extensivus: cf. F. extensif. See Extend.]] 1. 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. 2. Capable of being extended.
Silver beaters choose the finest coin, as that which is most extensive under the hammer. Boyle.