rife
Plentifully, abundantlyPlentifully, abundantly.
» Government corruption is rife in Ukraine.
Meaning
1 sensesPlentifully, abundantly.
The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.
оби́льноobílʹno
Examples
6 sentencesGovernment corruption is rife in Ukraine.
Fascism is rife in this country.
The village is rife with dirty shops selling cheapjack souvenirs.
Alcoholism is rife in some parts of Kabylie.
These days, Russophobia is rife in the West.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from PFrom Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīb, from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Icelandic rífur (“rife, munificent”), Faroese ríviligur (“plentiful, abundant”), Faroese rívan (“abundantly”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”).
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Forms
more rife, most rifeLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form