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copious

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/

adj

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

  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.