rife
adjective
- 1
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
โSmallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.โ
- 2
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
โThese woodlands are rife with red deer.โ
- 3
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
โMany post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.โ
- 4
Having power; active; nimble.
Synonyms
adverb
- 1
Plentifully, abundantly.
โThe snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.โ
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