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Webster 1913 Edition


Plentiful

Plen′ti-ful

,
Adj.
1.
Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample;
as, a
plentiful
harvest; a
plentiful
supply of water.
2.
Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful.
If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more
plentiful
year.
Bacon.
3.
Lavish; profuse; prodigal.
[Obs.]
He that is
plentiful
in expenses will hardly be preserved from
Bacon.
–
Plen′ti-ful-ly
,
adv.
–
Plen′ti-ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Plentiful

PLEN'TIFUL

,
Adj.
[from plenty.] Copious; abundant; adequate to every purpose; as a plentiful crop of grain; a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water; a plentiful fortune.
1.
Yielding abundant crops; affording ample supply; fruitful; as a plentiful year.