plentiful, ample, abundant, copious mean more than sufficient without being excessive. plentiful implies a great or rich supply.

Mix several thousand people, copious amounts of liquor and the charged emotions of a heated rivalry and you'll have a few jerks and idiots.

COPIOUS definition: large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful. See examples of copious used in a sentence.

A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. He had worked until the early hours of the morning, helped by copious amounts of coffee. He attended his lectures and took copious notes.

1. large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful. 2. yielding an abundant supply: a copious harvest. 3. exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts.

Definition of copious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jun 8, 2025 · copious (comparative more copious, superlative most copious) Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale. quotations