The same varieties of the cabbage do not yield abundant and nutritious foliage and a copious supply of oil-bearing seeds.
And that condemned food, which my sister grew up obliviously consuming in copious amounts, was pumpkin.
He has tossed off the top of his head and uttered himself in copious overflows of ghastly bosh.
He did nothing with the copious notes he took: he wasn't writing a book or even a blog.
The biographer of a copious self-chronicler has a particular burden: the feeling that he might be serving up leftovers.
The article reviews the copious psychological literature behind the value of adversity in building success.
She and other volunteers cuddle and feed and heap copious praise on the children, who light up in their presence.
It calculates the index by using its own copious data on property searches.
He doesn't talk much, and anesthetizes any feelings with copious amounts of booze.
And one of the ways that food is transformed is through copious amounts of butter, salt, and stocks.
British Dictionary definitions for copious
copious
/ˈkəʊpɪəs/
adjective
1.
abundant; extensive in quantity
2.
having or providing an abundant supply
3.
full of words, ideas, etc; profuse
Derived Forms
copiously, adverb copiousness, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin cōpiōsus well supplied, from cōpia abundance, from ops wealth
Contemporary definitions for copious
adjective
plentifully furnished; lavish
Word Origin
Latin copia 'plenty'
adjective
full of, profuse; abundant
Word Origin
Latin copia 'plenty'
adjective
full of information or matter
Word Origin
Latin copia 'plenty'
Word Origin and History for copious
adj.
mid-14c., from Latin copiosus "plentiful," from copia "an abundance, ample supply, profusion, plenty," from com- "with" (see com-) + ops (genitive opis) "power, wealth, resources," from PIE root *op- "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus). Related: Copiously.