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English
Etymology
From Middle English plentewos, plentevous, et al., circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
plenteous (comparative more plenteous, superlative most plenteous)
- In plenty; abundant.
- His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
- (obsolete) Having plenty; abounding; rich.
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