---

• s  large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
  she took copious notes
• s  affording an abundant supply
  copious provisions

• By burping, belching and excreting, livestock (cows, sheep etc.) emit copious amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that traps 20 times more heat than carbon dioxide.
• Although the weatherman had predicted copious rains last summer, a debilitating drought set in, devastating all crops.
• He finally learned to make copious notes without understanding a word.

• voluminous
• ample
• plenteous
• plentiful
• rich

News & Articles

---

• How to easily collect worms for a summertime bream trip
  Joel Masson and Jacob Pelle show a neat trick for bringing copious amounts of worms to the surface.
  June 12, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune
• Oz The Great and Powerfullands spectacularly on DVD
  Royal Oak native Sam Raimi's "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a love letter to the 1939 Judy Garland film, with copious references to the original, beginning with a tornado that sweeps sideshow magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) to the magical land of Oz.
  June 10, 2013 - The Oakland Press
• Sadler: Preparation key to victory
  When it comes to week-to-week preparation for the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit, Elliott Sadler takes copious notes through the course of the season on each track.
  June 10, 2013 - The Toledo Blade

Quotes

---

• Gary Hall Jr in USA Today
  Clearly we know now it wasn't the suit that was causing all these world records to be broken. It was copious amounts of steroids,Hall said. "Can the suit technology distract from another issue? I think it's pretty convenient for those that...
• Ed Helms in Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
  So in this case that collateral behavior is spinning around in circles and wearing tie-dies and smoking copious amounts of pot,Helms said.
• Tom Verducci in MLB.com
  This is a further illumination of what was going on,Verducci said. "Is it a surprise to people that Alex had a tough time fitting into the Yankee clubhouse? I think that anybody who has been around New York and has read copious reports...