Dictionary entry

Plentiful

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Plen″ti‐ful (?), a. 1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.

2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful.

If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year. Bacon.

3. Lavish; profuse; prodigal.

He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from Bacon.

— Plen″ti‐ful‐ly, adv. — Plen″ti‐ful‐ness, n.