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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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