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English Dictionary: plentiful by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plentiful
adj
  1. existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
  2. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
    Synonym(s): ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich
  3. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
    Synonym(s): bountiful, plentiful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plentiful \Plen"ti*ful\, a.
      1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a
            plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.
  
      2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful.
  
                     If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more
                     plentiful year.                                 --Bacon.
  
      3. Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [Obs.]
  
                     He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be
                     preserved from                                    --Bacon.
            -- {Plen"ti*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Plen"ti*ful*ness}, n.
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