plen´te|ous|ly

plen´te|ous|ly
plen|te|ous «PLEHN tee uhs», adjective.
1. present or existing in full supply; plentiful; abundant; copious: »

rich, plenteous tresses (Charlotte Brontë).

2. bearing or yielding abundantly (of); prolific (in); fertile: »

The seasons had been plenteous in corn (George Eliot).

plen´te|ous|ly, adverb.
plen´te|ous|ness, noun.

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  • plen|te|ous — «PLEHN tee uhs», adjective. 1. present or existing in full supply; plentiful; abundant; copious: »rich, plenteous tresses (Charlotte Brontë). 2. bearing or yielding abundantly (of); prolific (in); fertile: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • plen´te|ous|ness — plen|te|ous «PLEHN tee uhs», adjective. 1. present or existing in full supply; plentiful; abundant; copious: »rich, plenteous tresses (Charlotte Brontë). 2. bearing or yielding abundantly (of); prolific (in); fertile: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • plen·te·ous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • plen — plen; plen·i·po; plen·i·po·ten·tial; plen·ish; plen·i·tude; plen·i·tu·di·nous; plen·te·ous; plen·te·ous·ly; plen·te·ous·ness; plen·ti·ful; plen·ti·ful·ly; plen·ti·ful·ness; re·plen·ish; re·plen·ish·er; re·plen·ish·ment; plen·i·po·ten·tia·ry;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • plenteous — plen·te·ous …   English syllables

  • plenteously — plen·te·ous·ly …   English syllables

  • plenteous — plen•te•ous [[t]ˈplɛn ti əs[/t]] adj. 1) plentiful; abundant 2) yielding abundantly; fruitful: a plenteous harvest[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME plenteus (see plenty, ous); r. ME plentivous < OF plentivos=plentif abundant (plent(e) plenty+… …   From formal English to slang

  • plenteous — plen|te|ous [ˈplentiəs] adj literary [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: plentiveus, from plentif plentiful , from plenté; PLENTY3] plentiful …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plenteous — plen|te|ous [ plentiəs ] adjective LITERARY PLENTIFUL …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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