commodious
Americanadjective
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spacious and convenient; roomy.
a commodious apartment.
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ample or adequate for a particular purpose.
a commodious harbor.
adjective
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(of buildings, rooms, etc) large and roomy; spacious
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archaic suitable; convenient
Other Word Forms
- commodiously adverb
- commodiousness noun
- noncommodious adjective
- noncommodiously adverb
- noncommodiousness noun
- uncommodious adjective
Etymology
Origin of commodious
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin commodiōsus, equivalent to Latin commodi ( tās ) convenience ( commodity ) + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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The oversize volume symbolizes her commodious royal position in society.
From Los Angeles Times
Its Key desk features a powder-coated metal frame, commodious drawer and angled legs.
From New York Times
The seats don’t recline but they are commodious, with a cute love seat in the front row if you’re on a date night.
From Seattle Times
Roger Ebert called “Johnny Guitar” “one of the most blatant psychosexual melodramas ever to disguise itself in that most commodious of genres, the western.”
From Los Angeles Times
His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochère.
From Literature
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