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Grammar : Adj
Spell : boun-tuh-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaʊn tə fəl



Definition of bountiful

Origin :
  • late 15c., from bounty + -ful. Related: Bountifully.
  • adj abundant
Example sentences :
  • The Sunday dinner was a bountiful one, well cooked, and he did justice to it.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Heaven be praised for a comfortable house and bountiful meal!
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various
  • After the years of short commons there came this bountiful feast to her soul.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • He saw, and gather'd it, giving thanks to the bountiful Father.
  • Extract from : « Man of Uz, and Other Poems » by Lydia Howard Sigourney
  • The table is bountiful, and he has seen four servants, he is quite sure.
  • Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • Nature is not bountiful on the mountain-peaks, which must then have been your abode.
  • Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau
  • Nature has been bountiful to that island, for there is redundant verdure on every side.
  • Extract from : « Shifting Winds » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • All appeared in full-dress uniform, and a bountiful collation was served.
  • Extract from : « As I Remember » by Marian Gouverneur
  • They finally reached the land of "Bountiful," and camped by the sea.
  • Extract from : « Roughing It » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • With that bountiful repast we were forced to be content and go to bed.
  • Extract from : « A Confederate Girl's Diary » by Sarah Margan Dawson

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