Definition

In a way that resembles a large, hollow space, often producing a deep or echoing sound.

Example

The singer's voice resonated cavernously in the empty hall.

Conversation

Have you ever been in a place that felt so cavernously empty?

Yeah, I visited a cave once, and it was so echoey!

Right? The sound just bounces around in there like it's alive.

Exactly, it gives you such a strange feeling, almost like you're in another world.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Cavernously → It is formed from "cavern" (from Latin "caverna", meaning cave or hollow) and the suffix "-ously" (meaning in a manner of). The word "cavernously" describes something that is done in a manner resembling a cavern, often implying a deep, echoing quality.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'cavern' being a large, hollow space, and when something is done 'in a manner of' that cavern, it has a deep, echoing quality.

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