copious

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/ (US)

Definition of copious

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
    “He drank a copious amount of vodka, and passed out.”
    “These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,”
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adj

  1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
    “He drank a copious amount of vodka, and passed out.”
    “These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,”
  2. Having an abundant supply.
  3. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

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Etymology

From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous.

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