— prolificacy /preuh lif"i keuh see/ , prolificity /proh'leuh fis"i tee/ , prolificness , n. — prolifically , adv.
/preuh lif"ik/ , adj.
1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.
3. profusely productive or fruitful (often fol. by in or of ): a bequest prolific of litigations.
4. characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.
[ 1640-50; prolificus fertile. See PROLICIDE, -FIC ]
Syn. 1, 2. teeming, fecund, abundant. See productive .
Ant. 1. barren.