Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PREG'NANT, a. [L. prægnans; supposed to be compounded of præ, before, and geno, Gr. γενναω, to beget; It. pregnante; Sp. preñado.]

1. Being with young, as a female; breeding; teeming.
2. Fruitful; fertile; impregnating; as, pregnant streams. – Dryden.
3. Full of consequence; as, a pregnant instance of infatuation. An egregious and pregnant instance how far virtue surpasses ingenuity. – Woodward.
4. Easy to admit or receive. I am pregnant to good pity. [Not proper.] – Shak.
5. Free; kind; ready; witty; apt. [Not proper.] – Shak.
6. Plain; clear; evident; full. [Not to use.] – Shak.