[plen.te.ous] adj [ME plentevous, plenteous, fr. MF plentiveus, fr. plentif abundant, fr. plente plenty] (14c) 1: fruitful, productive "a ~ harvest --J. G. Frazer"--usu. used with in or of "the seasons had been ~ in corn --George Eliot"
2: constituting or existing in plenty "~ grace with thee is found --Charles Wesley" -- plen.te.ous.ly adv -- plen.te.ous.ness n