ˈn(y)üm(ə)rəs adjective
Etymology: Middle French numereux, from Latin numerosus, from numerus number + -osus -ous — more at nimble
1.
a. : consisting of great numbers of units : existing in abundance : many , plentiful
decked out with … numerous ribbons and a thousand other joyous trifles — Osbert Sitwell
mutation … has occurred numerous times under natural conditions — Theodosius Dobzhansky
legends regarding buried treasure … are as numerous as they are improbable — Thomas Barbour
b. : consisting of a great number of individuals : large , multitudinous
it was too bad that the family was numerous : each man got only one share … instead of two — Ernest Beaglehole
this species has become infinitely more numerous during the past five or six years — Thomas Heinitz
c. archaic : of or relating to a great number of individuals
the birds begun at four o'clock … a music numerous — Emily Dickinson
2. archaic : musically cadenced : rhythmical
blank verse … falling occasionally almost into numerous prose — Henry Hallam