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

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

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.

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.

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

having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest. exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words. co′pi•ous•ness, co•pi•os•i•ty (kō′pē os′ i tē), n. 1. bountiful. …

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

If you have a copious amount of something, you have a lot of it. If you take copious notes, you'll do well when it comes time for review sessions — unless you can't read your own handwriting. …

copious, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

The storm produced a copious amount of rain. She sat in the front row and took copious notes during the lecture. He wrote/drank copiously.