Ca*pa"cious (kȧ*pā"shŭs),
a. [L. capax, -acis, fr.
capere to take. See Heave.] 1.
Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy;
spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room,
bay, or harbor.
In the capacious recesses of his mind.
Bancroft.
2. Able or qualified to make large views
of things, as in obtaining knowledge or forming designs;
comprehensive; liberal. "A capacious mind."
Watts.