1 adverb speak, gesturego gnaíúil c m ugo cairdiúil c m uhe waved his hand expansivelychroith sé a lámh go gnaíúil2 adverb widelygo forleathan c m ugo fairsing c m ugo leitheadach c m umountains are located expansively around the islandtá sléibhte go forleathan ar fud an oileáin3 adverb covering or including a lotgo leathanour ideas were expansively discussedrinneadh plé leathan ar ár gcuid smaointehe made the same point but more expansivelyrinne sé an pointe céanna ach ar bhonn níos leithneshe was expansively critical of multinationalsbhí sí cáinteach, ar bhonn leathnaitheach, faoi na comhlachtaí ilnáisiúnta