prolific
Use Prolific in a sentence
ɪk adjective
1.
producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
2.
producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.
3.
profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in or of ): a bequest prolific of litigations.
4.
characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.
Related forms
pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·pro·lif·ic, adjective
non·pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
non·pro·lif·i·ca·cy, noun
non·pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·pro·lif·ic, adjective
o·ver·pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
o·ver·pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·pro·lif·ic, adjective
un·pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
un·pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. barren.
1. barren.
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| —adj (often foll by in | |
| 1. | producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance |
| 2. | producing constant or successful results |
| 3. | rich or fruitful |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin prōlificus, from Latin prōlēs offspring] | |
| pro'lifically | |
| —adv | |
| pro'lificness | |
| —n | |
| pro'lificacy | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
prolific
1650, from Fr. prolifique, from M.L. prolificus, from L. proles "offspring" + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). L. proles is from PIE *pro-al-, from *pro- "forth" + *al- "to grow, nourish."
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Example sentences
Wright was vastly prolific, and the curators wisely decided to concentrate on key projects rather than show everything.
Within a few days the prolific economist produced two papers.
Zebra mussels are prolific breeders and can live for several days out of water.
So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab.
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