capacious
adjective
ca·pa·cious
kə-ˈpā-shəs 
: containing or capable of containing a great deal
the museum's capacious rooms
capaciously
adverb
capaciousness
noun
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that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good choice for families
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With their excellent mobility across mud, capacious cargo beds and cranes, the PC-065Bs can help engineers build the bunkers and other fortifications that help outnumbered Ukrainian infantry survive artillery and drone bombardment and repel powerful Russian assaults.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Both stances are conceivable within the capacious framework of the book, and that is perhaps why radicals and conservatives alike have found support for their arguments in its pages.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In a capacious concrete warehouse on a steamy summer’s morning in Atremar, a nearly two-decade-old recycling cooperative in the city of Três Pontas in the coffee-growing state of Minas Gerais, roughly a dozen catadores await one of two daily deliveries.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
The slightly less capacious 480-Wh battery is reckoned good for up to 35 km (22 miles) on throttle only, or 55 km (34 miles) via the three-level pedal-assist mode.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Both stances are conceivable within the capacious framework of the book, and that is perhaps why radicals and conservatives alike have found support for their arguments in its pages.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In a capacious concrete warehouse on a steamy summer’s morning in Atremar, a nearly two-decade-old recycling cooperative in the city of Três Pontas in the coffee-growing state of Minas Gerais, roughly a dozen catadores await one of two daily deliveries.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
The slightly less capacious 480-Wh battery is reckoned good for up to 35 km (22 miles) on throttle only, or 55 km (34 miles) via the three-level pedal-assist mode.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capacious
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“Capacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capacious. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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capacious
adjective
ca·pa·cious
kə-ˈpā-shəs
: able to contain much or many : roomy
capaciously
adverb
capaciousness
noun
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