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- DictionaryCo·pi·ous/ˈkōpēəs/
adjective
- 1. abundant in supply or quantity: "she took copious notes"
The meaning of COPIOUS is yielding something abundantly. How to use copious in a sentence. What's the difference between copious, ample, and plentiful? Synonym Discussion of Copious.
in large amounts, or more than enough: copious amounts They drank copious amounts of wine. He took copious notes during the lecture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plenty and abundant. abound in/with something. abundance. abundantly. galore. generosity. generously. handsomely. luxuriant. overgenerosity. plenitude. plenteously.
Copious definition: large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful. See examples of COPIOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈkoʊ.pi.əs / uk / ˈkəʊ.pi.əs / Add to word list. in large amounts, or more than enough: copious amounts They drank copious amounts of wine. He took copious notes during the lecture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plenty and abundant. abound in/with something. abundance. abundantly. galore. generosity. generously.
If you have a copious amount of something, you have a lot of it. If you take copious notes, you'll do well when it comes time for review sessions — unless you can't read your own handwriting. Copious comes from the Latin copia, meaning "abundance."
copious. (koʊpiəs) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. He had worked until the early hours of the morning, helped by copious amounts of coffee. He attended his lectures and took copious notes. Synonyms: abundant, liberal, generous, lavish More Synonyms of copious.
1. Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: a copious harvest. See Synonyms at plentiful. 2. Large in quantity; abundant: copious rainfall. 3. Abounding in matter, thoughts, or words; wordy: "I found our speech copious without order, and energetic without rules" (Samuel Johnson).
