Hyphenation of “extensively”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for extensively is ex-ten-sive-ly, with 3 possible break points in this result.
US English hyphenation
ex-ten-sive-ly
4 segments3 break points
British English pattern result
ex-tens-ively
The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
What does “extensively” mean?
extensively: In an extensive manner, widely.
1
adverb
In an extensive manner, widely.
Example: “He has read and traveled extensively.”
2
adverb
To a great extent.
Example: “He became more extensively involved than he intended.”
How “extensively” is split
ex·ten·sive·ly
For US English, the hyphenation result is ex-ten-sive-ly. This gives 3 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns ex-tens-ively.
Questions about “extensively”
How do you hyphenate “extensively”?
In the US-English result used here, extensively is hyphenated as ex-ten-sive-ly.
Where can “extensively” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 3 possible break points.
What does “extensively” mean?
In an extensive manner, widely.
Can you use “extensively” in a sentence?
“He has read and traveled extensively.”