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Synonyms for plenteous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : plen-tee-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈplɛn ti əs

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Définition of plenteous

Origin :
  • c.1300, plentivous, from Old French plentiveus "fertile, rich" (early 13c.), from plentif "abundant," from plentee "abundance" (see plenty). Related: Plentifully; plentifulness.
  • adj generous
Example sentences :
  • For when has Desdemona shown high and plenteous wit or invention?
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • At once a table stood before him, covered with a fine and plenteous meal.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Being slow to anger and plenteous in mercy, I will forgive you if you come soon.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • If you would have plenteous grace, young reader, seek it now!
  • Extract from : « Broken Bread » by Thomas Champness
  • All these beasts, and many more, were enjoying a plenteous repast.
  • Extract from : « The Bush Boys » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • There were other fields where the harvest was plenteous and the laborers few.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Work in the Civil War » by Linus Pierpont Brockett
  • No church is richer in tombstones, and its stained glass is plenteous.
  • Extract from : « How France Built Her Cathedrals » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
  • The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers 20 are few.
  • Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood
  • To the Cid's daughters tribute of plenteous fare they yield.
  • Extract from : « The Lay of the Cid » by R. Selden Rose
  • The repast was simple, but plenteous, and nothing could be neater than the manner in which it was served.
  • Extract from : « Endymion » by Benjamin Disraeli
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