rife
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/ɹaɪf/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).“Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.”
- Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.“These woodlands are rife with red deer.”
- Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).“Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.”
- Having power; active; nimble.
adverb
- Plentifully, abundantly.“The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.”
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Synonyms
filledpandemicubiquitousabundantoverabundantprevailingprevalentcurrentplethoricextensiveextendedpredominantwidespreadteeminggeneralgeneralisedsagegeneralized
Associated
immoralitynepotismintrigueallusionscorruptionirregularitiesgossiperrorsrumorsmalariahumorspeculation