Definition of plenteous
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
plenteously
adverbplenteousness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of plenteous in a Sentence
a plenteous supply of napkins for the backyard barbecue
Origin and Etymology of plenteous
Middle English plentevous, plenteous, from Anglo-French plentivus, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty
First Known Use: 14th century
PLENTEOUS Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of plenteous for English Language Learners
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: existing in large amounts : plentiful or abundant
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