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Definition of Copious
1. Adjective. Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse). "A subject of voluminous legislation"
Similar to: Abundant
Derivative terms: Copiousness, Voluminosity, Voluminousness
2. Adjective. Affording an abundant supply. "A rich supply"
Similar to: Abundant
Derivative terms: Ampleness, Copiousness, Plenteousness, Plenty, Plenty, Plentifulness, Richness
Definition of Copious
1. a. Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful.
Definition of Copious
1. Adjective. Great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale. ¹
2. Adjective. Having an abundant supply. ¹
3. Adjective. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Copious
1. abundant [adj] - See also: abundant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Copious
Literary usage of Copious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"Polyuria Following copious Water Drinking Ordinarily, an excessive water ...
Prerequisites for such a polyuria following copious drinking of water are (1) ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1839)
"&c., translated from the third French edition with copious notes, ... It is
enriched by copious additions by Dr. Forbes, Professor Andral and Dr. Fisher, ..."
3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1857)
"SALLUST, FLORUS, and VELLEIUS PATERCULUS, with copious Notes, Bio№e graphical
Notices, and Index, by the Rev. ..."
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