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adjective

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest.
exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words.

Origin of copious

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cōpiōsus plentiful, rich, equivalent to cōpi(a) wealth (co- co- + op(s) Ops + -ia -ia) + -ōsus -ous
Related formsco·pi·ous·ly, adverbco·pi·ous·ness, co·pi·os·i·ty [koh-pee-os-i-tee] /ˌkoʊ piˈɒs ɪ ti/, nouno·ver·co·pi·ous, adjectiveo·ver·co·pi·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·co·pi·ous·ness, nounun·co·pi·ous, adjective

Synonyms for copious

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1. bountiful.

Synonym study

2. See ample.

Antonyms for copious

1. scanty, scarce. 3. meager.
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Related Words for copiously

chiefly, generally, mostly, widely, principally, broadly, predominantly, handsomely, freely, lavishly, abundantly, amply, liberally, sufficiently, competently, satisfactorily, appropriately, decently, generously, extensively

Examples from the Web for copiously

Historical Examples of copiously

  • The leaves still dripped, though not so copiously as at first.

  • He could quote Scripture by the fathom, and when in his cups used to do so copiously.

  • Whence comes the yeast which issues so copiously from the fermenting tub?

  • In them the principles of morality should be copiously intermingled with the principles of science.

  • The labours of the twenty prime years of his manhood have been copiously bewailed.

    Milton

    Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

British Dictionary definitions for copiously

copious

adjective

abundant; extensive in quantity
having or providing an abundant supply
full of words, ideas, etc; profuse
Derived Formscopiously, adverbcopiousness, noun

Word Origin for copious

C14: from Latin cōpiōsus well supplied, from cōpia abundance, from ops wealth
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Word Origin and History for copiously

copious

adj.

mid-14c., from Latin copiosus "plentiful," from copia "an abundance, ample supply, profusion, plenty," from com- "with" (see com-) + ops (genitive opis) "power, wealth, resources," from PIE root *op- "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus). Related: Copiously.

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