voluminous

Adjective
Synonyms: tortuoustwistingtwistywindingcopious

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. large in volume or bulk“a voluminous skirt”
  2. 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”Synonyms: tortuoustwistingtwistywinding
  3. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)“she took copious notes”“a subject of voluminous legislation”Synonyms: copious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Voluminous \Vo*lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. voluminosus: cf. F. volumineux.] Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions. [1913 Webster]
But ended foul in many a scaly fold, Voluminous and vast.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and voluminous curtains have long since fallen. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] (b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] (c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections of Muratori are voluminous. [1913 Webster] (d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer. [1913 Webster] -- Vo*lu"mi*nous*ly, adv. -- Vo*lu"mi*nous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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