Read full poem →We say to ourselves, Remember, fear not, be candid, promulge the body and the Soul;
Dwell a while and pass on—Be copious, temperate, chaste, magnetic,
And what you effuse may then return as the seasons return,
Dictionary Entry
copious
Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈkoʊpi.əs/Word FrequencyCommon (4.24)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
In a Sentence
“The report included copious details that helped the students grasp the concept.”
Published Usage Examples
“The word copious means plentiful in number deriving from the Latin copiosus, from copia, meaning "abundance."”
“Not only the intensely personal account of a dedicated vegan, the book is buttressed with a wealth of scholarship, reflected in copious footnotes and a wide-ranging bibliography.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 10 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Latin copiosus ‘abundant’, from copia ‘plenty’.
Common Phrases
notes copiousamounts copious. copioussupply copiousextracts copiousindex copious
Poetry examples for “copious”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
