extensive
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
Considerable in amount.
“I have done extensive research on the subject.”
Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
Etymology
From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extensīvus, from Latin extensus.
EXTENSIVE at a glance
EXTENSIVE has 9 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + S 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,993 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with extensive
All rhymesOne letter away
- EXPENSIVE21
- EXTENSILE16
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