Antonyms for copiously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : koh-pee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkoʊ pi əs |
Definition of copiously
Origin :- mid-14c., from Latin copiosus "plentiful," from copia "an abundance, ample supply, profusion, plenty," from com- "with" (see com-) + ops (genitive opis) "power, wealth, resources," from PIE root *op- "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus). Related: Copiously.
- As in largely : adv to a great extent
- As in generously : adv with a free hand
- As in profusely : adv extensively
- As in adequately : adv sufficiently
- As in amply : adv fully, sufficiently
- As in freely : adv easily, smoothly done
- The leaves still dripped, though not so copiously as at first.
- Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys » by Silas K. Boone
- He could quote Scripture by the fathom, and when in his cups used to do so copiously.
- Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
- Whence comes the yeast which issues so copiously from the fermenting tub?
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- In them the principles of morality should be copiously intermingled with the principles of science.
- Extract from : « Popular Education » by Ira Mayhew
- The labours of the twenty prime years of his manhood have been copiously bewailed.
- Extract from : « Milton » by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
- I inferred that in some manner he offended you most copiously.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Triumph » by Burt L. Standish
- Because our divines have copiously disproved it, to whom I refer you.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
- It is generally supposed that dew is formed most copiously in the mornings and evenings.
- Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous
- Copiously illustrated and well provided with maps and plans.
- Extract from : « Rambles in Rome » by S. Russell Forbes
- John Hunter has shown how copiously it is furnished with nerves.
- Extract from : « The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2) » by John Ayrton Paris
Synonyms for copiously
- abundantly
- acceptably
- adequately
- amply
- appropriately
- as a rule
- as one pleases
- bountifully
- broadly
- by and large
- capably
- capaciously
- charitably
- chiefly
- cleanly
- commodiously
- competently
- completely
- comprehensively
- considerably
- copiously
- decently
- effortlessly
- enough
- expansively
- extensively
- extravagantly
- facilely
- fairly well
- fittingly
- freely
- generally
- generously
- grandly
- greatly
- handsomely
- immoderately
- imposingly
- in a big way
- in a grand manner
- lavishly
- liberally
- lightly
- like water
- loosely
- magnificently
- mainly
- modestly
- mostly
- munificently
- on a large scale
- open-handedly
- openhandedly
- overall
- pleasantly enough
- plenteously
- plentifully
- predominantly
- presentably
- primarily
- principally
- prodigally
- prodigiously
- profusely
- properly
- readily
- richly
- rightly
- satisfactorily
- substantially
- sufficiently
- suitably
- thoroughly
- to an acceptable degree
- tolerably
- unhindered
- unobstructedly
- unsparingly
- unstintingly
- voluminously
- well
- well enough
- widely
- with a free hand
- without encumbrance
- without hindrance
- without restraint
- without stint
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