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cavernous
/ ˈkævənəs /
adjective
- suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etc
cavernous hungry eyes
- filled with small cavities; porous
- (of rocks) containing caverns or cavities
Derived Forms
- ˈcavernously, adverb
Other Words From
- cavern·ous·ly adverb
- inter·cavern·ous adjective
- un·cavern·ous adjective
- un·cavern·ous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of cavernous1
Example Sentences
Casual viewers might have agreed more with Samuel L Jackson's plea for Lamar to keep it light; especially as some of his more densely-written lyrics were rendered unintelligible by the stadium's cavernous echo.
The only other facility we were allowed to see was a karaoke club, with spectacular private rooms, cavernous domes entirely covered in digital screens on which huge tropical fish and sharks swam.
Many of these types of tumour would have previously been considered inoperable because of where they are situated in an area called the cavernous sinus.
Inside a cavernous stretch of the former mall at the corner of Pico and Westwood boulevards, more than 70 government agencies and departments have set up booths.
Carter is to be remembered Thursday at a state funeral inside the cavernous Washington National Cathedral.
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