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Diffusive

Diffusive \Dif*fu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. diffusif.] Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse. ``A plentiful and diffusive perfume.''
--Hare.

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diffusive

a. Of, pertaining to, or caused by diffusion

WordNet
diffusive

adj. spreading by diffusion [syn: diffusing(a), dispersive, disseminative, disseminating, scattering, spreading]

Usage examples of "diffusive".

The schism of the Donatists was confined to Africa: the more diffusive mischief of the Trinitarian controversy successively penetrated into every part of the Christian world.