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rife
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rife  (rf)
adj. rif·er, rif·est
1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.
2. Abundant or numerous.

[Middle English, from Old English rfe.]

rife
Adjective
1. widespread or common
2. rife with full of: the media is rife with speculation [Old English rīfe]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rife - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
2.rife - excessively abundant
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

rife
adjective 2. (usually with with) abounding, seething, teeming
Translations
rife [raɪf] adj to be rife → ser muy común;
to be rife with → abundar en

rife [raɪf] adjrépandu(e);
rife with → abondant(e) en

rife [raɪf] adj to be rife (corruption, disease etc) → grassieren;
to be rife with (rumours etc) → durchsetzt sein von

rife [raɪf] adjdiffuso/a;
to be rife with → abbondare di

rife
adj rife [raif]
(especially of bad or dangerous things) very widespread After the failure of the harvest, disease and starvation were rife. oorvloedig شائِع، مُتَفَشٍّ широко разпространен hojný, běžný udbredt grassieren ευρύτατα διαδεδομένος abundante üldlevinud شایع؛ فراوان yleinen qui sévit נָפוֹץ प्रचलित vrlo raširen elterjedt meluas útbreiddur comune, diffuso 流行して 만연한, 퍼져 있는 plačiai paplitęs (par negatīvām parādībām) izplatīts; pārpilns tersebar wijdverbreid utbredt rozpowszechniony, nagminny corrente (larg) răspândit распространённый častý, bežný, rozšírený razširjen koji je uzeo maha utbredd, förhärskande แพร่กระจาย yaygın 流行的 поширений عام lan tràn 流行


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