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plenteous [ˈplɛntɪəs] adj
1. ample; abundant a plenteous supply of food 2. producing or yielding abundantly a plenteous grape harvest [C13 plenteus, from Old French plentivous, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty] plenteously adv plenteousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The lane was a very cloistral one, with a ribbon of gravelly road, bordered on each side with a rich margin of turf and a scramble of blackberry bushes, green turf banks and dwarf oak-trees making a rich and plenteous shade. The busy and sagacious bees fixed their republic in the clefts of the rocks and hollows of the trees, offering without usance the plenteous produce of their fragrant toil to every hand. Up this lay the secure and plenteous hunting region so temptingly described by the Indians. |
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