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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COPIOUS, a.
1. Abundant; plentiful; in great quantities; full; ample; furnishing full supplies.
The tender heart is peace, and kindly pours its copious treasures forth in various converse.
2. Furnishing abundant matter; not barren; rich in supplies.
The redemption of man is a copious subject of contemplation.
Hail, Son of God, Savior of men! Thy name shall be the copious matter of my song.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" [syn: copious, voluminous]
2: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin copiosus, from copia abundance, from co- + ops wealth — more at opulent Date: 14th century 1. a. yielding something abundantly <a copious harvest> <copious springs> b. plentiful in number <copious references to other writers> 2. a. full of thought, information, or matter b. profuse or exuberant in words, expression, or style <a copious talker> 3. present in large quantity ; taking place on a large scale <copious weeping> <copious food and drink> Synonyms: see plentiful • copiously adverb • copiousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 abundant, plentiful. 2 producing much. 3 providing much information. 4 profuse in speech. Derivatives: copiously adv. copiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF copieux or f. L copiosus f. copia plenty

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Copious Co"pi*ous, a. [L. copiosus, fr. copia abundance: cf. F. copieux. See Copy, Opulent.] Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful. Kindly pours its copious treasures forth. --Thomson. Hail, Son of God, Savior of men! thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song. --Milton. Syn: Ample; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; rich; full; exuberant; overflowing; full. See Ample.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. I went out for a meal last night and drank copious amounts of red wine... He attended his lectures and took copious notes. = abundant ADJ: usu ADJ n • copiously The victims were bleeding copiously. ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Abundant, plentiful, plenteous, ample, profuse, rich, full, exuberant, overflowing.

Moby Thesaurus

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