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cavernous

[ kav-er-nuhs ]
/ ˈkæv ər nəs /
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adjective
being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern: a vast, cavernous room.
deep-set: cavernous eyes.
hollow and deep-sounding: a cavernous voice.
containing caverns.
full of small cavities; porous.
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Origin of cavernous

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word cavernōsus.See cavern, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM cavernous

cav·ern·ous·ly, adverbin·ter·cav·ern·ous, adjectiveun·cav·ern·ous, adjectiveun·cav·ern·ous·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for cavernous

cavernous
/ (ˈkævənəs) /

adjective
suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etccavernous hungry eyes
filled with small cavities; porous
(of rocks) containing caverns or cavities

Derived forms of cavernous

cavernously, adverb
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