Extensive

Definitions of "extensive"

• Large in extent, range, or amount. adjective
• Of or relating to the cultivation of vast areas of land with a minimum of labor or expense. adjective
• In the nature of an extent, wide, widespread. adjective
• Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive adjective
• Capable of being extended. adjective
• That may be extended or spread out; extensible.
• Having considerable extent; wide; large; embracing a wide area or a great number of objects; diffusive: as, an extensive farm; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence.
• Pertaining to or characterized by extension in space or in any quantity; having extent or extension.
• Pertaining to logical extension.
• Logical extension.
• In agriculture, noting that method of farming or husbandry in which relatively small crops or returns of any kind are taken from large areas with a minimum of labor and expense.
• of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor adjective
• broad in scope or content adjective
• large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity adjective

The word "extensive" in example sentences

The American Petroleum Institute has been running what it termed an "extensive" TV, radio and print advertising campaign.. [Smaller Tax Changes on the Table]

A United Nations fact-finding mission investigating the three-week war in Gaza last winter issued a highly critical report on Tuesday detailing what it called extensive evidence that both Israel and Palestinian militant groups took actions amounting to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity.. ["The Goldstone Report and the debate in Israel," by Edward C. Corrigan]

The paper was prepared by PriceWaterhouseCoopers after what it describes as extensive consultations across the sector and broader community.. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Drew Peterson's attorney is trying to get the former police sergeant's murder trial moved out of the county where he's charged because of what he calls extensive and inflammatory .... [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Drew Peterson's attorney is trying to get the former police sergeant's murder trial moved out of the county where he's charged because of what he calls extensive and inflammatory media coverage.. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com]

Last Friday former state Supreme Court Justice Sandra Newman, a Republican, said at a news conference she has no confidence in the integrity of the electoral process in Pennsylvania as a result of what she termed the extensive voter registration effort by ACORN.. [Theodore's World]

The lunar orbiters and the Apollo orbital cameras mapped the moon in extensive detail that has yet to be surpassed in the visible bands.. [Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch]

Also, many of us maintain extensive friend networks on sites like MySpace and Facebook, and are, therefore, subject to their corporate decisions via “Terms of Service” and click-through agreements.. [Thoughts on Opera Unite | FactoryCity]

How extensive is your research before starting a novel – do you need a set level of comfort from your research before you begin to write, or do you do research as you go?. [James Rollins discusses the truth behind The Map of Bones and also answers many questions relating to his life and work in general..]

The expedition worked in extensive cave systems as much as two kilometers long, with some caverns as large as airplane hangars.. [Disease-Hunting Scientists: Jonathan Epstein and the search for SARS]

Her love of history has resulted in extensive travel in Europe, India, Africa, and the U.S.. [Jack London Foundation]

These two bars specialize in extensive selections of beers from around the world; and it's beer, not wine, that Washingtonians are currently obsessed with.. ['Housewives' Nightlife: The state dinner, then stay for dessert]

FROM MTV. COM: Kristen Stewart has been everywhere at this year's Sundance Film Festival: on red carpets, in extensive sit-down interviews and on the screen in two movies, "Welcome to the Rileys" and "The Runaways.". [Kristen Stewart Addresses Her Nude Scene In ‘The Runaways’ » MTV Movies Blog]

The Division of Rheumatology is also involved in extensive research into the causes and cure of autoimmune disease, including lupus and Henoch-Schonlein purpura.. [Rheumatology]

In contrast to the physical world, consumers can engage in extensive content aggregation without imposing meaningful costs at the margin.. [Online Content Bundling, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty]

When it comes to the floor on Monday, the media will begin extensive coverage and that may be enough to stop the attempts to kill the bill.. [Think Progress » EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coordinating Wall Street’s Stealth Lobbying Campaign To Kill Reform]