extensive
adjective
1. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
Similar word(s): big, large, extended
2. broad in scope or content
Similar word(s): comprehensive, blanket, broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide
3. of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
- producing wheat under extensive conditions
- agriculture of the extensive type