plenteous

adjective

plen·te·ous | \ ˈplen-tē-əs

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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

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Early accounts say the bird used to be so plenteous that flocks would darken the sky. — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, "Group effort rules the roost in Wyoming, then Washington intervenes," 10 July 2018

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The first known use of plenteous was in the 14th century

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plenteous

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English Language Learners Definition of plenteous

formal + literary : existing in large amounts : plentiful or abundant

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