Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plenteous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Plenteous \Plen"te*ous\, a. [From {Plenty}.]
1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful;
sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply.
``Reaping plenteous crop.'' --Milton.

2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. ``The seven
plenteous years.'' --Gen. xli. 34.

3. Having plenty; abounding; rich.

The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods. --Deut.
xxviii. 11.

Syn: Plentiful; copious; full. {See Ample}. --
{Plen"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Plen"te*ous*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

plenteous
adj : affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the
party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a
plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {ample},
{copious}, {plentiful}, {rich}]


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