plenteous
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From Middle English, circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”)[1] (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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plenteous (comparative more plenteous, superlative most plenteous)
- Of or pertaining to plenty, abundance.
- His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
