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Rife
/ɹaɪf/
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
📖 Definitions of "Rife"
adjective
- 1
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
"Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted."
- 2
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
"These woodlands are rife with red deer."
- 3
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
"Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption."
- 4
Having power; active; nimble.
adverb
- 1
Plentifully, abundantly.
"The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke."
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