pro ‧ lif ‧ ic /prəˈlɪfɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: prolifique , from Latin proles ; ↑ proletarian ]
1 . a prolific artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books etc:
Handel’s prolific output of opera
2 . a prolific sports player produces a lot of runs, ↑ goal s etc:
the most prolific goalscorer this decade
3 . an animal or plant that is prolific produces many babies or many other plants
4 . existing in large numbers:
the prolific bird life
—prolifically /-kli/ adverb