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voluminous

vo·lu·mi·nous

voluminous

 
 
pronunciation:
v lu mih ns
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having or characterized by great size, quantity, or volume.
The child was bundled up in a voluminous coat that made him look comical.After being washed, her hair looked shiny and voluminous.
synonyms:
abundant, copious
similar words:
ample, bulky, capacious, extensive, great, huge, immense, large, lavish, many, massive, roomy, spacious, vast, wide
definition 2: of written text, filling or sufficient to fill volumes.
His first draft of the novel was voluminous, but he cut it down to twelve hundred pages.
similar words:
copious, extensive, huge, large, massive, vast
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derivation: voluminously (adv.)
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