abounding

adjective

abound·ing | \ ə-ˈbau̇n-diŋ

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: existing in or providing a great or plentiful quantity or supply It's simply full of … villains, impossible heroics and abounding clichés.— Newgate Callendar My willingness to do so was hampered by an abounding ignorance of how it should be done …— Maya Angelou an area of research abounding in/with new developments

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