capacious

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Tanizaki’s capacious tale is as intricate as origami—and the Makioka women are memorable, both as subtly drawn individuals and a collective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Normally, Colorado case law takes a relatively capacious view of how a crime’s “gravity” should be measured.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Theatergoers of today rarely if ever encounter the workings of a mind so capacious in its interests and abilities as his.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

It would be one thing if Amnesty issued a report calling for a more capacious definition of genocide under international law.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

The midwife lifted her skirt and dug down into a capacious pocket made in her petticoat.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith