diffusive

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/dɪˈfjuːsɪv/(UK)

Definition of diffusive

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
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adj

  1. That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
  2. Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded.
    “I can never forget the delight with which that diffusive and ingenious orator was heard by all sides of the House, and even by those whose existence he proscribed.”
  3. That diffuses something; disseminating.
  4. Pertaining to diffusion.

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Etymology

From post-classical Latin diffusivus (“tending to spread; expansive”) (13th century), from participle stem of Latin diffundere (“diffuse, disperse”).

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