CAVERNOUS


Meaning of CAVERNOUS in English

— cavernously , adv.

/kav"euhr neuhs/ , adj.

1. being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern: a vast, cavernous room.

2. deep-set: cavernous eyes.

3. hollow and deep-sounding: a cavernous voice.

4. containing caverns.

5. full of small cavities; porous.

[ 1350-1400; ME cavernosus. See CAVERN, -OUS ]

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