extensively

1. 1.

   in a widespread way

   “oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest”

Questions about extensively

What does extensively mean?

extensively means "in a widespread way".

How many syllables are in extensively?

extensively has 4 syllables: ex-ten-sive-ly. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli/.

Is extensively a common word?

extensively is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.