aboundingly

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English

Etymology

abounding +‎ -ly

Adverb

aboundingly (comparative more aboundingly, superlative most aboundingly)

  1. In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds; plentifully. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)][1]
  2. To an abounding degree, profusely.

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboundingly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.