Meaning & use
voluminously
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Meanings
adverbnot comparableformal
In a way that produces a very large amount of writing or speech.
Grammar: Often comes after a verb: she wrote voluminously.
Patterns
- write voluminously
- publish voluminously
The historian wrote voluminously about the war.
He kept notes voluminously throughout the trip.
She corresponded voluminously with friends abroad.
adverbnot comparableliterary
In a way that is full, wide and takes up a lot of space, like fabric or hair.
Grammar: Describes shape: the skirt flowed voluminously.
Patterns
- fall voluminously
- drape voluminously
The curtains hung voluminously from the ceiling.
Her hair fell voluminously over her shoulders.
The sleeves billowed voluminously in the wind.
Common combinations
- write voluminously
- He wrote voluminously until his death.
- publish voluminously
- The professor published voluminously on trade.
- drape voluminously
- The silk draped voluminously over the chair.
- annotate voluminously
- She annotated the text voluminously.
Synonyms and how they differ
- copiously
- Copiously suggests an abundant supply, while voluminously stresses large bulk or length.
- extensively
- Extensively stresses wide coverage, while voluminously stresses sheer amount.
- prolifically
- Prolifically is about producing many works, while voluminously can describe one very long work.
Opposites
Word family
- voluminous adjective
- very large or full
- volume noun
- amount or a book
- voluminousness noun
- the state of being voluminous
Commonly confused: voluminously or volubly?
voluminously vs volubly
Volubly means talking fluently and a lot, while voluminously refers to large amounts of text or bulk.
Practice
The author ___ about her travels and filled twelve notebooks.
Choose one answer.
Twelve notebooks suggest a great amount, so voluminously fits. Sparingly and briefly mean the opposite.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “voluminously”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.