Expatiative
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 expatiatory; expansive; diffusive
"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 hydrogene, Sucked from men’s hearts"
Example
More examples"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 hydrogene, Sucked from men’s hearts"
Etymology
From expatiate + -ive.
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