American English pronunciation
How to pronounce voluminous
IPA transcription: [və'lumənəs]
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Adjective
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large in volume or bulk
“a voluminous skirt”
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marked by repeated turns and bends
“a tortuous road up the mountain”
“winding roads are full of surprises”
“had to steer the car down a twisty track”
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large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
“she took copious notes”
“a subject of voluminous legislation”
Usage examples
- Maximus left a voluminous body of original writings and translations into Russian Church Slavonic.
- He was a voluminous writer on economic and political questions.
- Barth was a voluminous writer.
- The composition in Gauri is very voluminous.
- Maximus left a voluminous body of original writings and translations into Russian Church Slavonic.
- Wolfe wrote voluminously and was greatly attached to each sentence he wrote.