Hypertext Webster Gateway: "commodious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Commodious \Com*mo"di*ous\, a. [LL. commodiosus, fr. L. commodum
convenience, fr. commodus. See {Commode}.]
Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities;
serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable;
as, a commodious house. ``A commodious drab.'' --Shak.
``Commodious gold.'' --Pope.
The haven was not commodious to winter in. --Acts
xxvii. 12.
Syn: Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; advantageous;
serviceable; useful; spacious; comfortable.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
commodious
adj : large and and roomy; "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious
building suitable for conventions"; (`convenient' is
archaic in this sense) [syn: {convenient}] [ant: {incommodious}]
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