Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective In plentiful supply; abundant.

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  • adjective postpositive In a generous or overlarge quantity.
  • adverb Enough or more than enough.

Etymologies

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Anglo-Norman a plenté ("in plenty").

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Examples

  • And I am now convinced, at the age of 57, that most people who run for public office do so with the expectation that they will receive bribes aplenty from the special interests!

    On Government and Accountability 2008

  • Progress aplenty is being made on Ted Chiang’s long (30,000 words) novella, The Lifecycle of Software Objects.

    Subterranean Press » Latest Subterranean Press News 2010

  • There had been coin aplenty, as well as freed slaves to swell their population.

    The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

  • Evidently these students have curiosity aplenty, which is what drove them to build their system and try to call the ISS.

    freshnews.org - most clicked links 2009

  • Belichick has made brilliant calls aplenty in the past, and he'll have more in the future.

    SI.com 2009

  • Not long ago, Americans widely considered a big house, rooms aplenty, energy-consuming appliances and gadgets, plus a multicar garage filled with fancy gas-burning cars to be worth striving for.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Not long ago, Americans widely considered a big house, rooms aplenty, energy-consuming appliances and gadgets, plus a multicar garage filled with fancy gas-burning cars to be worth striving for.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Alan Wolfe, a careful observer of religion in America, comments, “The United States has conservatives aplenty, but it lacks traditionalists, if for no other reason than so many religious conservatives are the inventors of new forms of religious practice.”

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • There are social effects aplenty that might come from tech.

    [GUEST POST] Sarah A. Hoyt on The Death of Science Fiction: It Ain't Over Till The Fat Droid Sings 2010

  • Plus, there was nudity aplenty and even a disease, both iffy ingredients in this tricky stew.

    Michele Willens: This Is Not A Romantic-Comedy World Michele Willens 2011

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