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rife
/ɹaɪf/
adj 4adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
dirty, loud, mortal, south, still
VERB + RIFE
grow
RIFE + NOUN
country, discrimination, siege, ukraine, west
PREP.
after, in, on, with
Definitions
adj
1
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal.
2
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
Red deer are rife in these woodlands.
Seeds are rife in a watermelon.
3
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
They will have to reflect on a seventh successive defeat in a European final while Chelsea try to make sense of an eccentric season rife with controversy and bad feeling but once again one finishing on an exhilarating high.
4
Having power; active; nimble.
What! I am rife a little yet.
adv
1
Plentifully, abundantly.
The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — excessively abundant
- overabundant
- plethoric
adjective — most frequent or common
- prevailing
- prevalent
- predominant
- dominant
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
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Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal.
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The tumult of loud mirth was rife.
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The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.
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The village is rife with dirty shops selling cheapjack souvenirs.
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By the late 19th century, slavery was over, but the American South was still rife with discrimination and injustice for rural African American sharecroppers.
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