voluminous
voluminous
Definition
vo·lu·mi·nous (və lo̵̅o̅′mə nəs)
adjective
- writing, producing, consisting of, or forming enough material to fill volumes
- of great volume; large; bulky; full
- Archaic characterized by many coils or windings
Etymology: LL voluminosus, full of rolls or folds < volumen: see volume
vo·lu′·mi·nos′·ity (-näs′ə tē) noun
vo·lu′·mi·nously adverb
voluminous
Synonyms
voluminous
modif.
voluminous
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- become: In general, the correspondence becomes more voluminous as time goes on, with the earlier years being particularly sparse in their documentation.
Modifies a noun
- correspondence: It has taken a great deal of research, voluminous correspondence with war brides, etc " .
- skirt: The Water of Saughs also provides passage into the eastern margins of Ben Tirran's voluminous skirt of rounded heather spurs.
- writing: After Biblical Hebrew a later form of the language was used by the early rabbis in their voluminous writings.
- literature: I should confess that I don't know much of the voluminous literature about the poem.
- evidence: There is voluminous evidence, including comprehensive MU data.
- note: I bided my time till that great man paused in his occupation of writing down voluminous notes in a big diary.
Modifying Another Word
- so: Or else they are so voluminous ( multiple volumes ) that only the most serious scholar or eager enthusiast can imagine plowing through them.
- very: The information the ancients didn't have was very voluminous.
- quite: One problem is that the pages are quite voluminous - which may be a handicap for someone searching for a specific piece of information.
- not: Surprisingly, the actual data needed is not voluminous; in fact it is very little.
- particularly: I'm especially impressed with Warnock's narrative which, whilst not being particularly voluminous, is incredibly sound and insightful.
- rather: My correspondence is rather voluminous, and I regret to say that I forget what I then said.
Preposition: in
- quantity: Their minds have been formed by very narrow ( tho voluminous in quantity ) reading and the ruts of their mental pathways are deep.
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