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copious

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈkoʊpiəs// UK //kˈəʊpɪəs// co·pi·ous

adj. existing in very large amounts. You use this to describe having more than enough of something, like notes or food.

adj. abundant in supply or quantity; yielding something in large amounts.


SIMPLE

She took copious notes during the long lecture.

CONTEXTUAL

The harvest was copious this year, providing enough grain to feed the entire village through the winter.

COMPLEX

Despite the copious evidence presented by the prosecution, the jury struggled to reach a unanimous verdict due to several procedural inconsistencies during the initial investigation.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous.

Usage

Typically used to modify uncountable nouns like 'evidence', 'notes', or 'amounts'.

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