Meanings
adverbexpansively (comparative more expansively, superlative most expansively)
comparative more expansively · superlative most expansively
- In an expansive manner.
'Sad business, isn't it?' remarked the manager expansively. 'Patient any better today, sir?'
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an ebullient manner
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APA
expansively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expansively
MLA
“expansively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expansively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expansively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expansively.
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