multitudinous
[ muhl-ti-tood-n-uh s, -tyood- ]
/ ˌmʌl tɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud- /
adjective
forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
comprising many items, parts, or elements.
Archaic. crowded or thronged.
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Origin of multitudinous
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Examples from the Web for multitudinous
multitudinous
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs) /
adjective
very numerous
rare great in extent, variety, etc
poetic crowded
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multitudinous
c.1600, first in Shakespeare, from Latin multitudin-, stem of multitudo (see multitude) + -ous. Related: Multitudinously; multitudinousness.
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