Extensive - Definition
extensive
adj 1: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity;
"an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England";
"extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended
experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" [syn:
extensive, extended]
2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases";
"an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against
human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad
applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"-
T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: across-the-
board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive,
blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive,
panoptic, wide]
3: of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas
with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under
extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"
[ant: intensive]