copious

The definition of copious is something of which there is a large amount.

(adjective)

An example of copious is the amount of cars that are in Los Angeles.

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See copious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. very plentiful; abundant
  2. wordy; profuse or diffuse in language
  3. full of information

Origin: ME < L copiosus < copia, abundance < co-, together + ops, riches, power: see opus

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See copious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: a copious harvest. See Synonyms at plentiful.
  2. Large in quantity; abundant: copious rainfall.
  3. Abounding in matter, thoughts, or words; wordy: “I found our speech copious without order, and energetic without rules” (Samuel Johnson).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin cōpiōsus

Origin: , from cōpia, abundance; see op- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • coˈpi·ous·ly adverb
  • coˈpi·ous·ness noun

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