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plenteous

plen·teous

UK/ˈplɛn.ti.əs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

affording an abundant supply

  • “had ample food for the party”
  • “copious provisions”
  • “food is plentiful”
  • “a plenteous grape harvest”
  • “a rich supply”
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Origin

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”).

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