cavernous
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Cavernous
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| —adj | |
| 1. | suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etc: cavernous hungry eyes |
| 2. | filled with small cavities; porous |
| 3. | (of rocks) containing caverns or cavities |
| 'cavernously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
cavernous
1447, "full of caverns," from L. cavernosus, from caverna (see cavern). Meaning "hollow" is recorded from 1830.
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cavernous cav·ern·ous (kāv'ər-nəs)
adj.
Filled with cavities or hollow areas; porous.
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Example sentences
The hotel has a rustic alpine interior design with exposed wooden walls and a large fireplace in the cavernous lobby.
At the back, a cavernous storeroom was stacked with framed posters of his bands.
The veins form a close cavernous plexus beneath the mucous membrane.
It feels as though we're sensing it inside the cavernous laboratory of our mouths, as part and parcel of an overall flavor.
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