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com·mo·di·ous  audio  (k-md-s) KEY 

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

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, convenient, from Medieval Latin commodisus, from Latin commodus : com-, com- + modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
com·modi·ous·ly(Adverb), com·modi·ous·ness(Noun)


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