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co⋅pi⋅ous

  [koh-pee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
2. having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest.
3. exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L cōpiōsus plentiful, rich, equiv. to cōpi(a) wealth (co- co- + op(s) Ops + -ia -ia ) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
co⋅pi⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
co⋅pi⋅ous⋅ness, co⋅pi⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [koh-pee-os-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
1. bountiful. 2. See ample.

Antonyms:
1. scanty, scarce. 3. meager.
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co·pi·ous   (kō'pē-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: a copious harvest. See Synonyms at plentiful.

  2. Large in quantity; abundant: copious rainfall.

  3. Abounding in matter, thoughts, or words; wordy: "I found our speech copious without order, and energetic without rules" (Samuel Johnson).


[Middle English, from Latin cōpiōsus, from cōpia, abundance; see op- in Indo-European roots.]
co'pi·ous·ly adv., co'pi·ous·ness n.
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Main Entry:  copious1
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  plentifully furnished; lavish
Etymology:  Latin copia 'plenty'
Main Entry:  copious2
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  full of, profuse; abundant
Etymology:  Latin copia 'plenty'
Main Entry:  copious3
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  full of information or matter
Etymology:  Latin copia 'plenty'
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Word Origin & History

copious 
1382, from L. copiosus "plentiful," from copia "abundance, profusion, plenty," from com- "with" + ops (gen. opis) "power, wealth, resources," from PIE base *op- "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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