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copious

adj
/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from copiosus
  2. inherited from copious

Definitions

  1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant

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

    • He drank a copious amount of vodka, and passed out.
    • These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,

  2. Having an abundant supply.

  3. Full of thought, information, or matter

    Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

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Derived

copiously, copiousness, overcopious, uncopious

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at copious. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at copious. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at copious

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA