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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Capacious \Ca*pa"cious\ (k[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), adjective [L. capax, -acis, fr. capere to take. See {Heave}.]
1. Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room, bay, or harbor.
In the capacious recesses of his mind. --Bancroft.
2. Able or qualified to make large views of things, as in obtaining knowledge or forming designs; comprehensive; liberal. ''A capacious mind.'' --Watts.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
capacious
adjective: large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "capacious": abundant, ample, amplitudinous, broad, commodious, comprehensive, copious, deep, expandable, expansive, extended, extending, extensile, extensive, far-reaching, generous, infinite, plentiful, roomy, spacious, spreading, vast, voluminous, wide, widespread
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