plenteous

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plenteous

  • /ˈplɛn.ti.əs/

Where it comes from

From Middle English plentewos, plentevous, et al., circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

adjective more plenteous · most plenteous

  1. In plenty; abundant. His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
  2. obsolete Having plenty; abounding; rich. The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.

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