Pronunciations (2)
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/kəˈpeɪʃəs/
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kəˈpeɪʃəs
Adjective
Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
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I turnd my thoughts, and with capacious mind / Conſiderd all things viſible in Heav'n
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‘There’s rummer things than women in this world though, mind you,’ said the man with the black eye, slowly filling a large Dutch pipe, with a most capacious bowl.
The Malabar, that huge sea monster, in whose capacious belly so many human creatures lived and suffered, had dwindled to a walnut-shell, and yet beside her bulk how infinitely small had their own frail cockboat appeared as they shot out from under her towering stern!
There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last; and this brief condescension to my evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul.
“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
Profitable operation is being made possible by the widespread introduction of capacious diesel railcars, which for their comfort and speed are very popular with the travelling public.
The only outfit I could conjure up was a capacious linen shift and a saggy cotton-wool cardigan.
Capable, able.
Usage- Figurative
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[T]he fresh brave school-life, so full of games, adventures, and good fellowship, so ready at forgetting, so capacious at enjoying, so bright at forecasting, outweighed a thousandfold their troubles with the master of their form, and the occasional ill-usage of the big boys in the house.
As you will read, Trump himself has a capacious understanding of his power.
Adjective
large in capacity
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she carried a capacious bag