extensive

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ex·ten·sive / ikˈstensiv/ • adj. 1. covering or affecting a large area: an extensive garden. ∎  large in amount or scale: an extensive collection of silver.2. (of agriculture) obtaining a relatively small crop from a large area with a minimum of attention and expense: extensive farming techniques.Often contrasted with intensive (sense 1).DERIVATIVES: ex·ten·sive·ly adv.ex·ten·sive·ness n.