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plenteousadj.adv. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Partly a borrowing from French. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French plenteuous , plaintivous , plenteos ; plenty n., -ous suffix. Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman plenteuous, plentevous, plentifous, plentivus, Anglo-Norman and Old French plentivous, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French plentiveus, Anglo-Norman and Middle French plaintivous (French regional (Walloon) plantiveûs , plintiveû , plaintiveux ) abundant (late 12th cent. or earlier), numerous (late 13th cent. or earlier), (of land) rich, fertile (c1334 or earlier), in Anglo-Norman also generous, bountiful (c1415 or earlier; apparently < plenteif , plentif plentive adj. + -eus , -os , -ous , -us -ous suffix), partly < Anglo-Norman plenteos, plenteous abundant (beginning of the 14th cent. or earlier; compare Old French (Walloon) plentieus , plentious (both 13th cent. or earlier), plentueus (14th cent.); < plenté plenty n. + -eus , -ous -ous suffix), and perhaps partly also < plenty n. + -ous suffix. Compare bounteous adj. With use as adverb compare earlier plenteously adv. and the French parallels cited at that entry. A. adj.the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective] the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > yielding in abundance the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) 531 In god contreie & plentiuous [v.r. plenteus; a1400 Trin. Cambr. v.r. plenteous]. c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Ezek. xxxiv. 14 In pasturis most plenteuouse [L. uberrimus], Y shal feede hem. ?a1425 (c1400) (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 68 This flom Iordan..is plentefous of gode fissch. c1460 (?c1400) 1496 (MED) So plentivouse this world is of iniquite! a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xci. 14 Þai sall be multyplyed in plentifous [L. vberi] elde. 1535 G. Joye sig. Evi John..beyng so plentuouse in telling one thing so ofte & so many ways. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece sig. Bvjv This firth [of Forth] is rycht plentuus of coclis, osteris, muschellis, selch, pellok, merswyne & quhalis. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. iv. 42 Her plenteous wombe Expresseth his full Tilth, and husbandry. View more context for this quotation 1682 N. Crouch 8 The Soil plenteous of Corn, Cattle, Waters, and Woods. 1707 W. Goldwin 14 At this heavenly altar the most industrious and plenteous land must dedicate their fruits and labours. 1715 J. Browne & W. Oldisworth II. 81 Jordan's flowing streams more fruitful are, Than either East or Western oceans far, Plenteous in all the Riches of the West. 1852 A. Cary I. 302 The land is ridged with furrows, and plenteous in milk and wool. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ II. i. 7 The seasons had been plenteous in corn. 1914 B. Carman 34 Over the furrows I wave my hand, And gladness walks through the plenteous land. 1995 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco 16 As if the telluric daughter Persephone had taken command, exiling her plenteous mother. 2003 (Nexis) 27 Apr. q11 Advice for local gardeners hoping to transform a barren back yard into a plenteous prairie this summer. the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > well-provided or supplied c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring (1891) lxvii. 16 (MED) Þe heuen ys ful of ioyes; þe heuen ys plentiuous [L. pinguis]. c1422 T. Hoccleve Tale of Jerelaus (Durh.) l. 507 in (1970) i. 158 Fful ryche was the stuf, and plenteuous, Of the ship. 1493 (de Worde) vii. sig. Bij/2 Yf they can thenne well gader togider frute & herbes of vertues than shall thei be plenteuous. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xi. 8 Here as helples and pore, bot in heuen as plentefous and riche. 1581 W. Stafford (1876) i. 19 We be not so plentious as we haue bene, the first fruits and tenthes are deducted of our liuings. 1611 Deut. xxx. 9 The Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in euery worke of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattell. View more context for this quotation 1643 W. Prynne ii. 55 It had beene long evill ruled by evill Officers, so that the Land could not be plenteous neither with Merchandize, chaffer, nor riches. 1658 A. Cokayne ii. ii. 452 Go to magnificent and holy Rome,..To Venice rich, commanding, politick; Unto sweet Naples, plenteous in Nobility. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey ix, in (1835–7) XIV. 198 Our parents and our native soil Attract us most, even although our lot Be fair and plenteous in a foreign land. 1931 A. Train xiv. 310 He had made the Americans plenteous in goods, in the fruit of their bodies, in the fruit of their cattle and in the fruit of their ground. 1988 (Nexis) 22 May ii. 21 A strange landscape lacking in European gods but plenteous with other ones. 2004 (Nexis) 31 Oct. b3 The annual Tricks & Treats at the South Carolina State Museum was merciful with tricks and plenteous with treats. the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring (1891) cxxix. 7 (MED) Merci is at our Lord, & at him is plentiuose raunsoun. a1382 (Bodl. 959) Psalms cxxix. 7 Plenteous anentis hym aȝeen biyng. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland (Laud 581) (1869) B. x. 80 (MED) Þe wrecches of þis worlde..withdrawe nouȝt her pryde, Ne beth plentyuous to þe pore. a1466 in (2004) II. 317 Almysdoyng, þat ys to say..plentevus and lyberall ȝiftis..ys more presyussour þan goolde. 1531 T. Elyot iii. iv. sig. Yviiiv Be a man neuer so valiaunt, so wise, so liberall or plentuous. 1594 E. Spenser lxvi To all those happy blessings which ye haue, with plenteous hand by heauen vpon you thrown. 1611 Psalms ciii. 8 The Lord is mercifull and gracious: slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Valentinian v. viii in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher (1647) sig. Dddddddv/2 From thy plenteous hand divine, Let a River runne with Wine. 1667 S. Woodford v. 421 The Lord is gracious, do's with Love o'reflow, Plenteous in Mercy, and to anger slow. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Veni Creator in 308 Plenteous of Grace, descend from high, Rich in thy Sevenfold Energy! a1791 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymn in (1868) X. 333 Jesus is so rich in grace; So rich above all human thought, So plenteous in benignity. 1848 J. Haskins 311 He comes! O'er Zion's walls—plenteous in truth and grace, To gather in her scattered sons, His ancient, chosen race. a1876 T. Aird (1878) 240 High of courtesy, plenteous of wit, Music, and poetry, my brother grew Closer and closer to the grave man's heart. 1928 17 Jan. 13/1 We have been slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. 1956 R. Hazelton iii. 85 In creed and cult and conduct let it be eagerly voiced that the Lord our God is gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] a1382 (Bodl. 959) Judith viii. 7 Hir husbonde hadde laft myche richesse & plenteuous [L. copiosam] meyne. a1425 (a1400) (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 4618 (MED) We haf pees and welthe plenteuus. c1480 (a1400) St. Machor 1067 in W. M. Metcalfe (1896) II. 31 Thru plentwis gyft of goddis grace. 1526 W. Bonde iii. sig. LLLiii Wt the plentuouse infusion of grace. c1540 (?a1400) 3153 Þere pepull are so plaintiose. 1580 P. Hume sig. Aiv Indewit with the giftis plenteous Of bodie, mind, and fortoun, to thé lent. a1657 R. Loveday (1663) 174 All that plenteous variety which was complext in the general terms of milk and honey. 1673 R. Baxter viii. 745 (margin) We quickly cease our labours, and must presently have hasty and plenteous fruit. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer II. viii. 633 The flaming Piles with plenteous Fuel raise. 1783 G. Crabbe i. 12 Nor mock the misery of a stinted meal; Homely not wholesome, plain not plenteous. 1830 S. T. Coleridge (1839) 277 A plenteous crop of such philosophers and truth-trumpeters. 1893 S. Crane xiv. 117 The rumble of conversation was replaced by a roar. Plenteous oaths heaved through the air. 1947 H. V. Livermore xxi. 345 Built between 1729 and 1749 by Manuel da Maia, it brought the blessing of plenteous water to the capital. 1991 16 Mar. (BNC) 55 People were..trying to stop their eyeballs standing out on stalks, so plenteous were the glittering celebs out to cheer the visiting Americans on. †B. adv.the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in (1888) 81 310 (MED) Hose Resseyueþ Crist..In to his soule..he is fed Plentyuouse. c1425 Serm. (BL Add.) in G. Cigman (1989) 86 Remouen þe olde erþe,..and after leien to dunge and newe erþe, to make it þe bettere to growe, and þe plenteuousere bere his frute. c1540 (?a1400) 9504 Pesis of plates plentius mekyll. c1540 (?a1400) 11492 The grekes Were of pepull & pouer plaintius mony. 1795 A. B. Cristall 16 I've plenteous drank at sorrow's bitter cup! 1798 E. Sotheby 25 Ev'ry various viand plenteous stor'd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  adj.adv.c1325 |
