abounding

adjective

abound·ing ə-ˈbau̇n-diŋ

: existing in or providing a great or plentiful quantity or supply

It's simply full of … villains, impossible heroics and abounding clichés.—

Newgate Callendar

My willingness to do so was hampered by an abounding ignorance of how it should be done …—

Maya Angelou

an area of research abounding in/with new developments

aboundingly adverb

I studied him with the attention and respect that a younger man pays to an exemplary older one, and I was aboundingly repaid. —

Wendell Berry

a city abounding with inviting parks it's a new field abounding in job opportunities

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of abounding was in 1560

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Style

“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abounding. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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