adjective (formal)
1 (of clothing) very large; having a lot of fabric:
a voluminous cloak / skirt
2 (of a piece of writing, a book, etc.) very long and detailed:
There is voluminous literature on modernism and post-modernism.
3 (of a container, piece of furniture, etc.) very large:
I sank down into a voluminous armchair. * From one of his voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of whisky.
voluminously adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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