copiously

/ˈkəʊpjəsli/KOH-pyuh-slee

/ˈkoʊpjəsli/KOH-pyuh-slee

Meaningin a copious way

Common meaning: in a copious way (inferred)

coppower, means, wealthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1272 · scan
iousadjective ending: full of, marked by
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*ap-‘seize, attain, bind’source
Latinops, opis; cōpia‘power, means, wealth’
Old Frenchcopieuxsource
Englishcopious‘plentiful’
Englishformed in English from copiouscopiously‘in a copious way (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a copious way. It can be inferred from any of: copious.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from copious + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

ops, opis; cōpia Latin “power, means, wealth”

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