commodious
[ kuh-moh-dee-uhs ]
/ kəˈmoʊ di əs /
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adjective
spacious and convenient; roomy: a commodious apartment.
ample or adequate for a particular purpose: a commodious harbor.
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commodious
/ (kəˈməʊdɪəs) /
adjective
(of buildings, rooms, etc) large and roomy; spacious
archaic suitable; convenient
Derived forms of commodious
commodiously, adverbcommodiousness, nounWord Origin for commodious
C15: from Medieval Latin commodiōsus, from Latin commodus convenient, from com- with + modus measure
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