quasi-plentiful
tɪ adjective
1.
existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
2.
yielding abundantly: a plentiful source of inspiration.
Related forms
plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
plen·ti·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·plen·ti·ful, adjective
o·ver·plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·plen·ti·ful·ness, noun
qua·si-plen·ti·ful, adjective
qua·si-plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
un·plen·ti·ful, adjective
un·plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. Plentiful, ample, abundant, bountiful describe a more than adequate supply of something. Plentiful suggests an over-adequate quantity: a plentiful supply. Ample suggests a more than adequate quality as well: to give ample praise. Abundant implies a greater degree of plenty, and bountiful a still more ample quality as well: an abundant, even a bountiful, harvest. 2. fruitful, bounteous, productive; luxuriant.
1. Plentiful, ample, abundant, bountiful describe a more than adequate supply of something. Plentiful suggests an over-adequate quantity: a plentiful supply. Ample suggests a more than adequate quality as well: to give ample praise. Abundant implies a greater degree of plenty, and bountiful a still more ample quality as well: an abundant, even a bountiful, harvest. 2. fruitful, bounteous, productive; luxuriant.
Antonyms
1. sparse, scanty. 2. barren, fruitless, sterile.
1. sparse, scanty. 2. barren, fruitless, sterile.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | ample; abundant |
| 2. | having or yielding an abundance: a plentiful year |
| 'plentifully | |
| —adv | |
| 'plentifulness | |
| —n | |
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