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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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