plenteous
adjective
plen·te·ous
ˈplen-tē-əs 
1
: fruitful, productive
a plenteous harvest—
J. G. Frazer
—usually used with in or ofJ. G. Frazerthe seasons had been plenteous in corn—George Eliot
George Eliot2
: constituting or existing in plenty
plenteous grace with thee is found—Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley
plenteously
adverb
plenteousness
noun
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Examples of plenteous in a Sentence
a plenteous supply of napkins for the backyard barbecue
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Orton’s operation later expanded to include saxophonist Alabaster dePlume, whose part-time pursuits are too plenteous to list here, and guitar wonk Grey McMurray.
—Matthew Richards, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
Because the communal areas of the house are voluminous and plenteous, furniture and art choices needed to skew extra large.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022
Early accounts say the bird used to be so plenteous that flocks would darken the sky.
—Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2018
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Matthew Richards, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
Because the communal areas of the house are voluminous and plenteous, furniture and art choices needed to skew extra large.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022
Early accounts say the bird used to be so plenteous that flocks would darken the sky.
—Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2018
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“Plenteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plenteous. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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