Main Entry: plen·te·ous

Pronunciation: \ˈplen-tē-əs\

Function: 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 seasons had been plenteous in corn — George Eliot>
2 : constituting or existing in plenty <plenteous grace with thee is found — Charles Wesley>

— plen·te·ous·ly adverb

— plen·te·ous·ness noun