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UNEXPANSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing no tendency to expand

Example:

unexpansive bodies

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

expansive (able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not given to high spirits or effusiveness

Example:

an unexpansive man

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

restrained (under restraint)

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