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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rife /raɪf/USA pronunciation adj. [be + ~]- of common or frequent occurrence;
plentiful:Crime is rife in the city. - full of:[~ + with]The city is rife with crime nowadays.
rife•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rife (rīf ),USA pronunciation adj. - of common or frequent occurrence;
prevalent;
in widespread existence, activity, or use:Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities. - current in speech or report:Rumors are rife that the government is in financial difficulty.
- abundant, plentiful, or numerous.
- abounding (usually fol. by with).
- bef. 1150; Middle English; Old English rīfe; cognate with Middle Dutch rijf abundant, Old Norse rīfr
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plenteous, multitudinous; teeming, swarming.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scarce.
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