extensive
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv, ɛk-/
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Definition of extensive
adjective
- 2(of agriculture) obtaining a relatively small crop from a large area with a minimum of capital and labour:extensive farming techniquesOften contrasted with intensive (sense 1 of the adjective).
Origin:
late Middle English: from French extensif, -ive or late Latin extensivus, from extens- 'stretched out', from the verb extendere (see extend)