Word to the Wise: Capacious

Something that’s "capacious" (kuh-PAY-shus) is roomy or spacious. The word is derived from the Latin for "able to hold or contain."

Example (as used by Ellen M. Calder in The Atlantic): "Out of those capacious receptacles he [Walt Whitman] brought forth a small bottle of Scotch whiskey, a lemon, and some lump sugar."

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