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Copious vs Extensive - What's the difference?

copious | extensive | Synonyms |

Copious is a synonym of extensive.


As adjectives the difference between copious and extensive

is that copious is great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale while extensive is in the nature of an extent, wide, widespread.

copious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. ยง 18.
  • These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious ,
  • Having an abundant supply.
  • Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.
  • References

    extensive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the nature of an extent, wide, widespread.
  • See also

    * intensive ----