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   boun·ti·ful

   /ˈboun(t)əf(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. large in quantity; abundant: "the ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food" Similar abundantplentifulamplebumpersuperabundantinexhaustibleprolificprofuseteemingcopiousprodigalconsiderablevastimmensegreatliberallavishgenerousprincelyhandsomeluxuriantrichinformal:tidywhoppinglankliterary:plenteousbounteousproliferousOpposite meager
   • ▪ giving generously: "he was exceedingly bountiful to persons in distress" Similar generousmagnanimousmunificentgivingopenhandedfree-handedunselfishungrudgingunstintingunsparingfreeliberallavishindulgentbenevolentbeneficentcharitablephilanthropicaltruistickindkindlyrare:eleemosynarybenignantOpposite mean

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. bountifully adverb

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