commodious

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Their houses are more commodious, their habits of life regulated so as better to keep pace with those of the civilised world, and the best of luxuries, the luxury of knowledge, has gained much ground among their hills during the last thirty years.

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  1. adjective Spacious; roomy. See Synonyms at spacious.
  2. adjective Archaic Suitable; handy.

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  • I do not doubt that you would find Orthanc commodious, and my departure convenient. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • The rooms for students seemed very commodious, and Dr. Johnson said, the chapel was the neatest place of worship he had seen. —  Life Of Johnson, Volume 5
  • The world has few rivers so deep, commodious, and safe as the Meinam; and when we arrived the authorities were contemplating the erection of beacons on the bar, as well as a lighthouse for the benefit of vessels entering the port of Bangkok. —  THE ENGLISH GOVERNESS AT THE SIAMESE COURT
  • The port is very spacious and commodious, and dredgers have worked assiduously for several years past to deepen the entrance to it. —  Under the Dragon Flag
  • All their design is to build a house commodious, and that will last their lives; and they are very indifferent if it falls down the year after. —  Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M--e
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  1. Middle English, convenient, from Medieval Latin commodiōsus, from Latin commodus : com-, com- + modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English commodious, from Middle Latin commodiosus, useful, from Latin commodum, a useful thing, convenience, properly neuter of commodus (later Italian commodo = Spanish cómodo = Portuguese commodo = French commode, later English commode, q. v.), useful, fit, convenient, from com-, with, according to, + modus, measure: see mode.
 

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