overabundant, plethoric, rife
(adjective) excessively abundant
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife
(adjective) most frequent or common; “prevailing winds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rife (comparative rifer, superlative rifest)
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
(obsolete) Having power; active; nimble.
• (widespread): pandemic, ubiquitous; see also widespread
• (abounding, plentiful): filled; see also plentiful
rife (comparative more rife, superlative most rife)
Plentifully, abundantly.
• -fier, FIRE, Fier, Frie, fier, fire, refi, reif, rief
Source: Wiktionary
Rife, a. Etym: [AS. rif abundant, or Icel. rifr munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]
1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. Arbuthnot. Even now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear. Milton.
2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.] What! I am rife a little yet. J. Webster.
– Rife"ly, adv.
– Rife"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
