adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of extenden
1.
a. : drawn out in length
an extended meandering river
especially in length of time
their extended residence in England
an extended visit
: lengthy
an extended tale
: prolonged, protracted
b. of a letter or typeface : having a face considerably wider than that of a typeface not so characterized — compare condensed , expanded
2.
a. : fully stretched out
his extended limbs raised in an attitude of prayer
: widely spread out
an extended battle line
b. : stretched forth : held out
refusing to accept her extended hand
c. of a horse's stride : full
an extended gallop
— compare collected 3
d. : intensive
the groundwork is laid for more extended efforts — Dorothy Barclay
an extended course in college mathematics
3. : having the property of extension : having spatial magnitude
extended substances
4. : extensive: as
a. : having great area
extended farm lands
: widespread , far-flung
an extended empire
b. : having a wide range : greatly diversified : of great scope
an extended vocabulary
a word with extended meanings
: notable in extent
surgeons who have had extended experience — Morris Fishbein
c. : enlarged , amplified : more complete, comprehensive, or detailed
lectures that were later brought out in extended book form
• ex·tend·ed·ly adverb
• ex·tend·ed·ness noun -es