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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.

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lavishness, amplitude, superabundance, fullness, richness, exuberance, plenty, bounty, affluence, cornucopia, luxuriance

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  4. coping stone,
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  7. copita,
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  9. copland,
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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
ANTONYMS FOR copious
1. scanty, scarce. 3. meager.
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2. See ample.
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British Dictionary definitions for copiousness

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 copiousness

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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