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plentiful

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plen·ti·ful  (plnt-fl)
adj.
1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply.
2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest.

plenti·ful·ly adv.
plenti·ful·ness n.
Synonyms: plentiful, abundant, ample, copious, plenteous
These adjectives mean being fully as much as one needs or desires: a plentiful supply; the artist's abundant talent; ample space; copious provisions; a plenteous crop of wheat.
Antonym: scant

plentiful
Adjective
existing in large amounts or numbers
plentifully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.plentiful - existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
2.plentiful - affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
3.plentiful - producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

plentiful
adjective 1. abundant, liberal, generous, lavish, complete, ample, infinite, overflowing, copious, inexhaustible, bountiful, profuse, thick on the ground, bounteous (literary) plenteous << OPPOSITE scarce
Translations
Spanish plentiful [ˈplɛntɪful] adjcopioso, abundante
French plentiful [ˈplɛntɪful] adjabondant(e)copieux/euse
German plentiful [ˈplɛntɪful] adjreichlich
Italian plentiful [ˈplɛntɪful] adjabbondante, copioso/a

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A man had need, if he be plentiful in some kind of expense, to be as saving again in some other.
A JACKDAW, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with food, painted himself white and joined them in order to share their plentiful maintenance.
Their provisions were abundant, and plentiful enough to last the three travelers for more than a year.
 
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