COPIOUS


Meaning of COPIOUS in English

co ‧ pi ‧ ous /ˈkəʊpiəs $ ˈkoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: copiosus , from copia 'large amounts' , from co- ( ⇨ ↑ co- ) + ops 'wealth' ]

existing or being produced in large quantities:

He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect.

She listened to me and took copious notes.

—copiously adverb :

Then she wept copiously.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.