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Webster 1913 Edition

(kȧ-pā′shŭs)

Adj.

[L.

capax

-acis

, fr.

capere

to take. See

Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad;

as, a

capacious

vessel, room, bay, or harbor

In the

capacious

recesses of his mind.

Bancroft.

Able or qualified to make large views of things, as in obtaining knowledge or forming designs; comprehensive; liberal.

“A capacious mind.”

Watts.

Adj.

Wide; large; that will hold much; as a capacious vessel.

Broad; extensive; as a capacious bay or harbor.

Extensive; comprehensive; able to take a wide view; as a capacious mind.