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Rife

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveWidespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
"Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.; Rumors were rife that the factory was about to shut down."
2.AdjectiveAbounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
"Red deer are rife in these woodlands.; Seeds are rife in a watermelon."
3.AdjectiveFull of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
"Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption."
4.AdjectiveHaving power; active; nimble.
5.AdverbPlentifully, abundantly.
"The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke."
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