Plenteous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plenteous \Plen"te*ous\, a. [From {Plenty}.]
     1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful;
        sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply.
        "Reaping plenteous crop." --Milton.
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     2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. "The seven
        plenteous years." --Gen. xli. 34.
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     3. Having plenty; abounding; rich.
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              The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods. --Deut.
                                                    xxviii. 11.
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     Syn: Plentiful; copious; full. {See Ample}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Plen"te*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {Plen"te*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plenteous
       adj : affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the
             party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a
             plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {ample},
              {copious}, {plentiful}, {rich}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "plenteous":
     abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, fruitful, full,
     galore, generous, hearty, lavish, liberal, luxurious, opulent,
     plenty, prodigal, profuse, profusive, prolific, rampant, rife