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EXPANSIVELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an ebullient manner

Example:

Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression

Synonyms:

ebulliently; expansively; exuberantly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

expansive (marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an impressively expansive manner

Example:

she managed to live rather expansively on her modest income

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

expansive (of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope)

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