Capacious Definition

kə-pāshəs
adjective
Able to contain or hold much; roomy; spacious.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Capacious

  • From Latin capāx capāc- from capere to take kap- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin capāx (“capable”).

    From Wiktionary

Capacious Sentence Examples

  • The harbour is capacious and secure, with a sufficient depth of water for the largest vessels.

  • The harbour is land-locked and capacious.

  • There are capacious docks on the river, which is crossed by a wrought-iron bridge, 1000 ft.

  • It is situated on both sides of the river Jacatra or Jilivong, in a swampy plain at the head of a capacious bay.

  • The capacious harbour, consisting of two parts, the old and the new, is protected by extensive moles and breakwaters.

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Words Starting With

CCACAP

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