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plenteous

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plen⋅te⋅ous

  [plen-tee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
2. yielding abundantly; fruitful: a plenteous harvest.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME plenteus (see plenty, -ous ); r. ME plentivous < OF plentivos, equiv. to plentif abundant (plent(e) plenty + -if -ive ) + -os -ous

Related forms:
plen⋅te⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
plen⋅te⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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plen·te·ous   (plěn'tē-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Abundant; copious.

  2. Producing or yielding in abundance. See Synonyms at plentiful.


[Middle English, alteration of plentivous, from Old French plentiveus, from plentif, from plente, plenty; see plenty.]
plen'te·ous·ly adv., plen'te·ous·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

plenteous 
1297, from O.Fr. plentiveus "fertile, rich" (c.1220), from plentif "abundant," from plenté "abundance" (see plenty).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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