adv
Meaning 1
In an expansive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
expansively
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an ebullient manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ebulliently, exuberantly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in an impressively expansive manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she managed to live rather expansively on her modest income
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English expansive Middle English -ly English -ly English expansively From expansive + -ly.