— voluminously , adv. — voluminousness, voluminosity /veuh looh'meuh nos"i tee/ , n.
/veuh looh"meuh neuhs/ , adj.
1. forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
2. sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence.
3. of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.
4. of ample size, extent, or fullness: voluminous petticoats.
5. having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
[ 1605-15; voluminosus full of folds, equiv. to L volumin- (s. of volumen ) VOLUME + -osus -OUS ]
Syn. 3. extensive, copious, ample.