# extensively

Pronunciation: say "ik-STEN-siv-lee" US/UK /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/, AUS /ɪkˈsten.sɪv.li/

## Adverb

1. To a great extent; in a large amount or degree.
   - Simple: In a way that covers a lot or reaches very far.
   - _The committee revised the proposal extensively after public feedback._
   - _Her early work has been extensively cited by later researchers._
2. Over a wide area or range; broadly and across many cases.
   - Simple: Over a wide area, or including many different things.
   - _The author drew extensively on letters and diaries from the period._
   - _This irrigation method is applied extensively throughout the region._

## Origin

Formed from "extensive" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/extensively (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).