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   bountiful

   /ˈbaʊntɪf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. large in quantity; abundant: "the ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food" Similar abundantplentifulamplebumpersuperabundantinexhaustibleprolificprofuseteemingcopiousprodigalconsiderablevastimmensegreatliberallavishgenerousprincelyhandsomeluxuriantrichinformal:tidywhoppinglankliterary:plenteousbounteousproliferousOpposite meagre
   • ▪ giving generously: "this bountiful God has thought of everything" Similar generousmagnanimousmunificentgivingopen-handedfree-handedunselfishungrudgingunstintingunsparingfreeliberallavishindulgentbenevolentbeneficentcharitablephilanthropicaltruistickindkindlyrare:eleemosynarybenignantOpposite mean

   Word Origin early 16th century: from bounty + -ful.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bountifully adverb

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