adjective · rare

copious

copious · more copious · most copious

багатий

богатый, обширный, обильный

reichlich

Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundantVast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.

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US/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/

» Tom took copious notes.

Том делал подробные записи.

Meaning

3 senses

Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
He drank a copious amount of vodka, and passed out.
reichlich
оби́льныйobílʹnyj, бога́тыйbogátyj, обши́рныйobšírnyj
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
Having an abundant supply.
affording an abundant supply
Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

Examples

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Tom took copious notes.
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Tom drinks copious amounts of alcohol.
deTom trinkt große Mengen Alkohol.
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She drank copious amounts of wine.
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They begin losing copious amounts of hair.
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Giraffes consume copious amounts of acacia leaves.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

great in quantity:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

great in quantity:

Origin

From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to

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

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