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   cavernous

   /ˈkavənəs/

   adjective

   • 1. like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere: "a dismal cavernous hall"
   • ▪ giving the impression of vast, dark depths: "his cavernous eyes"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna ‘cavern’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. cavernously adverb

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   CAVERNOUS definition: 1. If something is cavernous, there is a very large open space inside it: 2. If something is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CAVERNOUS is having caverns or cavities. How to use cavernous in a sentence.

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   Cavernous definition: being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern. See examples of CAVERNOUS used in a sentence.

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   CAVERNOUS meaning: 1. If something is cavernous, there is a very large open space inside it: 2. If something is…. Learn more.

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   1. full of caverns. 2. full of cavities; porous. 3. like or characteristic of a cavern; deep-set, hollow, etc. a cavernous voice, cavernous cheeks. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   If something reminds you of a cave or cavern in size, shape, or feel, you can describe it with the adjective cavernous. Your cavernous basement is huge, damp, and dark, but fortunately there are no bats down there.

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   adj. 1. suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etc: cavernous hungry eyes. 2. filled with small cavities; porous. 3. (Physical Geography) (of rocks) containing caverns or cavities. ˈcavernously adv.