plenteous

plenteous
plenteously, adv.plenteousness, n.
/plen"tee euhs/, adj.
1. plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
2. yielding abundantly; fruitful: a plenteous harvest.
[1250-1300; ME plenteus (see PLENTY, -OUS); r. ME plentivous < OF plentivos, equiv. to plentif abundant (plent(e) PLENTY + -if -IVE) + -os -OUS]

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  • plenteous — plenteous, plentiful The normal word in current English is plentiful, but plenteous will be found especially in literary works of the 19c and earlier …   Modern English usage

  • plenteous — index ample, copious, multiple, replete, rife Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • plenteous — c.1300, from O.Fr. plentiveus fertile, rich (early 13c.), from plentif abundant, from plenté abundance (see PLENTY (Cf. plenty)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • plenteous — *plentiful, ample, abundant, copious Analogous words: & Antonyms: see those at PLENTIFUL …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • plenteous — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ plentiful …   English terms dictionary

  • plenteous — [plen′tē əs] adj. [ME plentevous < OFr < plente, PLENTY] 1. marked by or being in abundance; plentiful; copious 2. producing abundantly; fruitful; productive plenteously adv. plenteousness n …   English World dictionary

  • plenteous — adjective Etymology: Middle English plentevous, plenteous, from Anglo French plentivus, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty Date: 14th century 1. fruitful, productive < a plenteous harvest J. G. Frazer > usually used with in or of < the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • plenteous — adjective Of or pertaining to plenty, abundance. His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food. See Also: plenty, plentiful …   Wiktionary

  • plenteous — See plentiful, plenteous …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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