1. (

• expansive

) able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" ;

2. (

• expansive ,
• grand ,
• heroic

) of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" ;

3. (

• expansive

) marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur ;

4. (

• expansive ,
• talkative

) friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive" ;