plenteous

(plĕn'tē-əs)
adj.

1. Abundant; copious.
2. Producing or yielding in abundance. See synonyms at plentiful.

[Middle English, alteration of plentivous, from Old French plentiveus, from plentif, from plente, plenty. See plenty.]

plenteously plen'te·ous·ly adv.
plenteousness plen'te·ous·ness n.

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The normal word in current English is plentiful, but plenteous will be found especially in literary works of the 19th century and earlier.

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adjective

Characterized by abundance: abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, heavy, plenitudinous, plentiful, substantial, voluminous. See big/small/amount, give/take/reciprocity, rich/poor.

For a list of words related to plenteous, see:

• Maximizers and Superlatives

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See words rhyming with "plenteous."