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Antonyms for plentiful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : plen-ti-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈplɛn tɪ fəl



Definition of plentiful

Origin :
  • late 15c., from plenty + -ful. Related: Plentifully.
  • adj abundant
Example sentences :
  • God knows, he'll find that ain't so plentiful, but he's got the right idea.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • And after that a plentiful application of soothing liniment.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He emptied the cistern, and cleansed it, with plentiful washings.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Her hair was soft and plentiful, and her hands were fine, strong, and sensitive.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • There's been ruunin' back and forrad, an' a plentiful deal of language used.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • Minestrone is a favourite dish in Lombardy when vegetables are plentiful.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
  • The harvest has been abundant, corn is plentiful, and all go happily about their work.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • His blame was plentiful; his praise so rare as to be almost an unknown quantity.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The consequence is, there is neither so plentiful a supply of these things, nor are they so good in quality as formerly.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • It is not as plentiful as either of the others in our woods.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Synonyms for plentiful

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