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Synonyms for extensively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ik-sten-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛn sɪv



Définition of extensively

Origin :
  • "vast, far-reaching;" c.1600 of immaterial, c.1700 of material things; from Late Latin extensivus, from extens-, past participle stem of Latin extendere (see extend). Earlier in a medical sense, "characterized by swelling" (early 15c.). Related: Extensively; extensiveness.
  • adv widely
Example sentences :
  • The shorter staples are made into flannels and light woolen goods; and the longer are extensively used for combing.
  • Extract from : « Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 » by Henry Howland Crapo
  • Wild throughout, and extensively cultivated in the streets of cities.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Extensively cultivated for hedges, and also for ornament, throughout.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • This was a wonderful invention and its principle has been extensively applied.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
  • In the province of Ylocos it is cultivated most extensively.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
  • Those of Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide are extensively beautiful.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • It was extensively circulated in July, 1897, but bears no date.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • South to Delaware; extensively introduced in the western states.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of the Trees of New England » by Lorin Low Dame
  • All the parlors are under Chinese management and are extensively patronized.
  • Extract from : « Travels in the Far East » by Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
  • In no other part of the world is wind-power so extensively used.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

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