Definition of rife with
: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors. a history rife with scandal
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.
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