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?'" 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," 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?" 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. Find more at Thesaurus.com.

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