Of an immaterial thing: wide in range or scope; comprehensive, extensive; substantial.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > extensive or on a large scale (26) largea1400 Of an immaterial thing: wide in range or scope; comprehensive, extensive; substantial. ample1437 Of an immaterial thing: large in extent or amount, extensive, far-reaching. Now rare (in later use passing into sense A. 2b). farc1475 Of authority: Extensive. diffused?1570 Spread throughout or over a large area, widespread; disseminated. Cf. diffuse, adj. 2a. spacious1589 Of an immaterial thing: great, ample; extensive, far-reaching. extensive1605 Of immaterial things: Far-reaching, large in comprehension or scope; wide in application or operation; comprehensive; also, lengthy, full of detail… wholesale1642 figurative. Having an extensive application; unlimited or indiscriminate in range; done largely, profusely, or in great quantities. Also… diffuse1644 Esp. of knowledge or learning: extensive, comprehensive; diverse. rare before late 19th cent. extense1644 Widely extended; extensive. voluminousa1652 In general use: Extensive, vast. amplivagant1656 ‘That stretcheth far, or hath a large scope.’ Blount Glossogr. 1656. extentive1658 = extensive, adj. numerousa1661 Composed of many parts; extensive. Obsolete. rare. extended1700 Enlarged in comprehension or scope; having a large scope, extensive. amplivagous1731 = amplivagant, adj. far-reaching1824 That reaches far; extensive (literal and figurative); exerting an influence or producing an effect which extends far in space or time. Homeric1841 In extended use: of a type or nature befitting an epic poem; grand, large-scale. large-scale1856 Drawn to a large scale; occurring or carried out on a large scale, extensive, widespread. wholescale1910 = wholesale, adj. 2. Cf. full-scale, adj. 2. wide-scale1925 occurring on a wide scale; extensive; cf. large-scale, adj. big-scale1930 macroscopic1931 Visible to the naked eye (opposed to microscopic); (also) using the naked eye. Also figurative: general, comprehensive, concerned with large units. broadscale1958 on a broad scale; extensive; cf. wide-scale adj. at wide, adj. compounds 2. Subcategories:— specifically of people or their faculties (3) |
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