plentiful

Alternative forms

• plentyful, plentifull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

plentiful (comparative plentifuller or plentifuler or more plentiful, superlative plentifullest or plentifulest or most plentiful)

1. Existing in large number or ample amount.

   a plentiful harvest

   a plentiful supply of water

   She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.

2. Yielding abundance; fruitful.

   Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.

   • Francis Bacon

     If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.

3. (obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
   • Francis Bacon

     He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.

Further reading

• plentiful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• plentiful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• plentiful at OneLook Dictionary Search