[vo.lu.mi.nous] adj [LL voluminosus, fr. L volumin-, volumen] (1611) 1: consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions: winding
2. a: having or marked by great volume or bulk: large "long ~ tresses"; also: full "a ~ skirt" b: numerous "trying to keep track of ~ slips of paper" 3 a: filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes "a ~ literature on the subject" b: writing or speaking much or at great length -- vo.lu.mi.nous.ly adv -- vo.lu.mi.nous.ness n