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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; Middle English < Latin cōpiōsus plentiful, rich, equivalent to cōpi(a) wealth (co- co- + op(s) Ops + -ia -ia) + -ōsus -ous
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cōpiōsus plentiful, rich, equivalent to cōpi(a) wealth (co- co- + op(s) Ops + -ia -ia) + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
co·pi·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·co·pi·ous, adjective
o·ver·co·pi·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·co·pi·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDun·co·pi·ous, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. scanty, scarce. 3. meager.
1. scanty, scarce. 3. meager.
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copious
late 14c., 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). Related: Copiously.
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