RIFE

rife

Adjective

  1. Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things).
    Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
  2. Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
    These woodlands are rife with red deer.
  3. Having power; active; nimble.

Adverb

  1. Plentifully, abundantly.
    The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.


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