Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a spacious manner; widely; extensively; roomily.

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  • adverb In a spacious manner.

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  • adverb with ample room

Etymologies

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spacious +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Mr. Struth's work redefines "fine art photography," according to the show's press release, and this impressive, spaciously displayed show goes some distance to making good the claim.

    Worth a Thousand Words Paul Levy 2011

  • It was a noble situation — noble as the ancient hau tree, the size of a house, where she sat as if in a house, so spaciously and comfortably house-like was its shade furnished; noble as the lawn that stretched away landward its plush of green at an appraisement of two hundred dollars a front foot to a bungalow equally dignified, noble, and costly.

    ON THE MAKALOA MAT 2010

  • Ancient Mariner, who had evidently lived spaciously and who was ever for sharing the treasure they sought.

    CHAPTER XI 2010

  • For Alice Akana was fifty years old, had begun life early, and, early and late, lived it spaciously.

    WHEN ALICE TOLD HER SOUL 2010

  • As a result, Apple Stores display comparatively few products spaciously arranged on large wooden tables, which removes the traditional display cacophony of most retail stores.

    The Power of Co-Creation Venkat Ramaswamy 2010

  • The 18-year-old restaurant stands apart from other, more casual places in the mall, with its tables arranged spaciously and classical music playing in the background.

    Mandarin Gourmet 2010

  • The aspects of globalization you are talking about are addressed more spaciously in my second collection.

    Anis Shivani: 'Breathless In Bombay' Author Murzban Shroff Reflects On The Real Mumbai: Exclusive Interview 2010

  • Alice Akana, age 50, has lived her life spaciously.

    “It was the Golden Fleece ready for the shearing.” 2008

  • The aspects of globalization you are talking about are addressed more spaciously in my second collection.

    Anis Shivani: 'Breathless In Bombay' Author Murzban Shroff Reflects On The Real Mumbai: Exclusive Interview 2010

  • As a result, Apple Stores display comparatively few products spaciously arranged on large wooden tables, which removes the traditional display cacophony of most retail stores.

    The Power of Co-Creation Venkat Ramaswamy 2010

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