plenteous
/ˈplɛn.ti.əs/ adjective
- adjective In plenty; abundant. “His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.”
- adjective (obsolete) Having plenty; abounding; rich.
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Etymology
From Middle English plentewos, plentevous, et al., circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply. "Reaping plenteous crop." Milton.
- adjective Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. "The seven plenteous years." Gen. xli. 34.
Etymology [From Plenty.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “plenteous”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details