Definition for PLEN'TE-OUS

PLEN'TE-OUS, a. [from plenty.]

  1. Abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply of provisions; a plenteous crop.
  2. Yielding abundance; as, a plenteous fountain. The seven plenteous years. – Gen. xli.
  3. Having an abundance. The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods. – Deut. xxviii.
  4. Possessing in abundance, and ready to bestow liberally. – Ps. lxxxvi. [This word is less used than Plentiful.]

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