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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At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, inside the cavernous Agger Fish Building, guests of the Jason Wu show found an installation of 10 Robert Rauschenberg artworks.
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The group’s whimsical, stomp-clap sound may not strike you as something made to scale up to stadiums, but the Lumineers seemed right at home inside the cavernous venue, fostering a communal vibe among the 30,000-plus on hand.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The plane’s mouth flips up to reveal its cavernous interior, a feature borrowed from the Antonov An-124.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Three months ago, manager John Schneider stood in the cavernous hallway outside Yankee Stadium’s road clubhouse.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The group’s whimsical, stomp-clap sound may not strike you as something made to scale up to stadiums, but the Lumineers seemed right at home inside the cavernous venue, fostering a communal vibe among the 30,000-plus on hand.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The plane’s mouth flips up to reveal its cavernous interior, a feature borrowed from the Antonov An-124.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Three months ago, manager John Schneider stood in the cavernous hallway outside Yankee Stadium’s road clubhouse.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavernous. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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