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  • 91verbosely — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bombastically, wordily, lengthily, oratorically, talkatively, expansively, redundantly, pleonastically, tirelessly, tiresomely, grandiloquently, longwindedly, episodically, maudlinly, clumsily, crudely, extravagantly, in… …

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  • 92expansive — ex|pan|sive [ıkˈspænsıv] adj 1.) very friendly and willing to talk a lot ▪ Hauser was in an expansive mood . 2.) very large in area, or using a lot of space ▪ expansive beaches ▪ She flung her arms out in an expansive gesture. 3.) including a lot …

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  • 93expansive — 1650s, tending to expand, from L. expans (see EXPANSE (Cf. expanse)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Expansively; expansiveness …

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  • 94Working\ Blue — Originally used to describe the act of a stand up comic that was composed entirely or excessively of sexual material. More expansively, describes overuse of foul language or discussion of sexual or taboo subjects. Andrew Dice Clay has painted his …

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  • 95Working\ Blue — Originally used to describe the act of a stand up comic that was composed entirely or excessively of sexual material. More expansively, describes overuse of foul language or discussion of sexual or taboo subjects. Andrew Dice Clay has painted his …

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  • 96Rimel, Duane W[eldon] —    (1915–1996)    Author of weird and fantasy tales and correspondent of HPL (1934–37). In his letters HPL wrote expansively to Rimel about numerous subjects, offering constant assistance in matters of literary technique. In a letter dated June… …

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  • 97ex- pref — ecstatically adv, expansively adv, expertly adv, explain v, expostulate v, expressly adv, exuberantly adv …

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  • 98expansive — adjective 1》 covering a wide area; extensive. 2》 relaxed, genial, and communicative. 3》 tending towards economic or political expansion. Derivatives expansively adverb expansiveness noun …

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  • 99abroad — ad. 1. Widely, at large, expansively, in all directions, unrestrainedly, ubiquitously. 2. Forth, out of the house, out of doors, in the open air. 3. In foreign lands, away from one s country, over sea, beyond seas, on one s travels. 4.… …

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  • 100expansive — adjective 1 very friendly and willing to talk a lot: After a couple of drinks she suddenly became more expansive. 2 very large and wide in area: a broad expansive valley 3 expansive behaviour or ideas are confident but not always practical: He… …

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