Word of the Day for Thursday September 1, 2005
capacious \kuh-PAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.
Litter was picked up non stop during the week (mostly by
that nice governor with the capacious pockets).
--Faysal Mikdadi, "'Why shouldn't it be like this all the
time?'" [1]The Guardian, September 2, 2002
Out of those capacious receptacles he brought forth a small
bottle of Scotch whiskey, a lemon, and some lump sugar.
--Ellen M. Calder, "Personal Recollections of Walt
Whitman," [2]The Atlantic, June 1907
Is it worth pointing out that the boot seems remarkably
capacious for a little car?
--Giles Smith, "Er, what's the sixth gear for?" [3]The
Guardian, January 8, 2002
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Capacious is derived from Latin capax, capac-, "able to hold
or contain."
Synonyms: ample, commodious, roomy, spacious, voluminous.
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