First Known Use: 14th century
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plenteous
adjective plen·te·ous \ˈplen-tē-əs\
: existing in large amounts : plentiful or abundant
Full Definition of PLENTEOUS
1
: fruitful, productive <a plenteous harvest — J. G. Frazer> —usually used with in or of <the seasons had been plenteous in corn — George Eliot>
2
: constituting or existing in plenty <plenteous grace with thee is found — Charles Wesley>
— plen·te·ous·ly adverb
— plen·te·ous·ness noun
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Origin of PLENTEOUS
Middle English plentevous, plenteous, from Anglo-French plentivus, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty
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