adj.
Pronunciation: ' plen-t ē - ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English plentevous, plenteous, from Anglo-French plentivus, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty
Date: 14th century
1 : FRUITFUL , PRODUCTIVE <a plenteous harvest ― J. G. Frazer> ― usually used with in or of <the seasons had been plenteous in corn ― George Eliot>
2 : constituting or existing in plenty < plenteous grace with thee is found ― Charles Wesley>
– plen · te · ous · ly adverb
– plen · te · ous · ness noun