n.
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : plentiful in amount, number, or supply <if reasons were as plenty as blackberries ― Shakespeare>
2 : AMPLE < plenty work to be done ― Time >
usage Many commentators object to use of sense 2 in writing; it appears to be limited chiefly to spoken English. Sense 1 is literary but is no longer in common use.