expatiative en · ADJ
Etymology
From expatiate + -ive.
Meanings
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Expatiatory, diffusive, expansive.
But my Leech—a leech / Fit to suck blood, with lubricous round rings, / Capaciously expatiative, which make / His little body like a red balloon, / As full of blood as that of hydrogen, / Sucked from men's hearts; […]
1820, Sophocles, “Œdipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant. A Tragedy, in Two Acts. […]”, in Percy Bysshe Shelley, transl., edited by [Mary] Shelley, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], new edition, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1840, →OCLC, Act I, page 184:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most expatiative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more expatiative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |