PLENTIFUL

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.

2.
a.

Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful. If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year. Bacon.

3.
a.

Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [Obs.] He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from Bacon. -- Plen"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Plen"ti*ful*ness, n.


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