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VOLUMINOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
Example:
a subject of voluminous legislation
Synonyms:
copious; voluminous
Classified under:
Similar:
abundant (present in great quantity)
Derivation:
voluminosity (greatness of volume)
voluminously (in a voluminous manner)
voluminousness (greatness of volume)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large in volume or bulk
Example:
a voluminous skirt
Classified under:
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Derivation:
volume (the property of something that is great in magnitude)
volume (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object)
voluminosity (greatness of volume)
voluminously (in a voluminous manner)
voluminousness (greatness of volume)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by repeated turns and bends
Example:
had to steer the car down a twisty track
Synonyms:
tortuous; twisting; twisty; voluminous; winding
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
