abundantly
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈbʌn.dn̩t.li/
  • (America) IPA: /əˈbʌn.dn̩t.li/, /əˈbn̩.dn̩t.li/
Adverb

abundantly

  1. In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
    Synonyms: fully, amply, plentifully
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗:
      Genesis, I, 20
      And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
  2. Extremely.
    • 1980, Claude Emerson Welch, Anatomy of Rebellion
      The explosion, in other words, was unexpected, powerful, and politically diffuse; it vented sharp African frustrations with the colonial situation, but had no readily visible leadership or political goals; it made abundantly obvious the need to speed the pace of self-government
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