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plentier

ADJECTIVE

abundant, productive

Synonyms

WEAK

abounding ample bounteous bountiful bumper chock-full complete copious enough excessive extravagant exuberant fertile flowing flush fruitful full fulsome generous improvident infinite large lavish liberal lousy with lush luxuriant overflowing plenteous prodigal profuse prolific replete rife sufficient superabundant superfluous swarming swimming teeming

Antonyms

WEAK

few lacking little needing rare scarce wanting

Example Sentences

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In consequence of these views, he refused to sell, but gave leases on such conditions as would induce tenants to come into his terms, in a country in which land was far plentier than men.

From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore

Aweel," said Richie, "a wilful man must have his way; ye must think that I was born and bred where cracked crowns were plentier than whole ones.

From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir

In those times the district around our bogland was more thickly inhabited than it is at present, and the blacksmith's jobs were proportionately plentier.

From Strangers at Lisconnel by Barlow, Jane

The trout were plentier than they are now.

From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by Hammond, S. H. (Samuel H.)

Besides, she thought Chapelizod was not safe ground for a young fellow so eccentric, perverse, and impetuous, where pretty faces were plentier than good fortunes, and at every tinkling harpsichord there smiled a possible mesalliance.

From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan