cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈka-vər-nəs 
1
a
: having caverns or cavities
b
of animal tissue
: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
2
: constituting or suggesting a cavern
a cavernous warehouse
cavernously
adverb
Examples of cavernous in a Sentence
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar.
The dance was held in a cavernous hall.
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Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn.
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Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Several analysts noted a strong debate performance from Sliwa, but not strong enough to make up his cavernous polling deficit.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
On this night in 2023, however, the cavernous five-story building was filled with bearded, flannel-wearing, middle-aged former punks, most of whom came to see Nineties punk titans Unwound play a reunion for the 20th birthday of the archival record label Numero Group.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
One rare disease of particular interest for my lab is cerebral cavernous malformation, or CCM.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Several analysts noted a strong debate performance from Sliwa, but not strong enough to make up his cavernous polling deficit.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
On this night in 2023, however, the cavernous five-story building was filled with bearded, flannel-wearing, middle-aged former punks, most of whom came to see Nineties punk titans Unwound play a reunion for the 20th birthday of the archival record label Numero Group.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
One rare disease of particular interest for my lab is cerebral cavernous malformation, or CCM.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavernous. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈkav-ər-nəs
1
: having caverns or cavities
2
: resembling a cavern in being large and hollow
3
: composed largely of spaces capable of filling with blood to bring about the enlargement of a body part
cavernously
adverb
Medical Definition
cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈkav-ər-nəs
1
: having caverns or cavities
2
of tissue
: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
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