VOLUMINOUS

voluminous. Voluminous, a. consisting of many volumes, big

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Vo‐lu″mi‐nous (?), a. [[L. voluminosus: cf. F. volumineux.]] Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically: — (a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions. But ended foul in many a scaly fold, Voluminous and vast. Milton. Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and voluminous curtains have long since fallen. De Quincey. (b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. B. Jonson. (c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections of Muratori are voluminous. (d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer. — Vo‐lu″mi‐nous‐ly, adv. — Vo‐lu″mi‐nous‐ness, n.