■ adjective
1》 producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
2》 (of an artist, author, etc.) producing many works.
3》 plentiful.
Derivatives
~acy noun
~ally adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C17: from med. L. ~us , from L. proles (see proliferous ).
■ adjective
1》 producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
2》 (of an artist, author, etc.) producing many works.
3》 plentiful.
Derivatives
~acy noun
~ally adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C17: from med. L. ~us , from L. proles (see proliferous ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004