Copious Meaning
/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjVast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
adjHaving an abundant supply.
Sentence Examples
She took copious notes.
Tom drinks copious amounts of alcohol.
I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef added ____ amounts of garlic to the sauce.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She took ____ notes.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,"
— 1748, [David Hume], Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef added ____ amounts of garlic to the sauce.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She took ____ notes.