multitudinous

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The Word of the Day for November 25 is:

multitudinous   \mul-tuh-TOO-dih-nus\   adjective
   *1 : including a multitude of individuals : populous       
     2 : existing in a great multitude
     3 : existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or 
aspects

Example sentence:
     Considering the multitudinous family members that will 
descend on Gram's house today, the two large turkeys probably 
won't yield much in the way of leftovers.

Did you know?
     "The varieties of human experience are multitudinous, and 
everyone is beautiful in his own way." "Multitudinous" has been 
part of the English vocabulary for 400 years. Given the 
multiplicity of "multi-" words in English ("multicolored," 
"multifunctional," "multimillionaire," just to name a few), 
we're thankful for this Latin combining form, which is from 
Latin "multus," meaning "many." "Multitudinous" is the kind of 
highly expressive word that you can rely upon when you want 
something a little more emphatic than plain old "numerous." (Our 
thanks to Philip Martin, writing for the November 5, 2004 
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, for the opening quote. He's actually 
writing about coffee: "Some of us take it black and strong, ... 
others order the $9 mocha-frappa-latte goo. And that's OK. The 
varieties of human experience are multitudinous....") 

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.