cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈka-vər-nəs 
1
a
: having caverns or cavities
b
of animal tissue
: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
2
: constituting or suggesting a cavern
a cavernous warehouse
cavernously
adverb
Examples of cavernous in a Sentence
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar.
The dance was held in a cavernous hall.
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Osman Can Yerebakan, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The vast, cavernous setting was the ideal backdrop for his bold, maximalist dresses and slouchy tailoring.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Media Row occupied a cavernous hall at the convention center downtown.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead discussion seems to take place across a cavernous gap.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cavernous
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavernous. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈkav-ər-nəs
1
: having caverns or cavities
2
: resembling a cavern in being large and hollow
3
: composed largely of spaces capable of filling with blood to bring about the enlargement of a body part
cavernously
adverb
Medical Definition
cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈkav-ər-nəs
1
: having caverns or cavities
2
of tissue
: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
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