diffusive

Meaning

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.
3. That diffuses something; disseminating.
4. Pertaining to diffusion.

Synonyms

dispersive

diffusing

disseminative

digressive

extensive

lengthy

pervading

prolix

protracted

verbose

widespread

widely spread

spreading wide

bountiful

long drawn

comprehensive

copious

Translations

reichhaltig

reichlich

verspreid

difusor

dispersor

bol

çok

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfjuːsɪv/

Etymology

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