rife

C2
Pronunciation
/ɹaɪf/
Adjective
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).

Example Sentences
  • Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
2 Definition

Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.

Example Sentences
  • These woodlands are rife with red deer.
3 Definition

Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).

Example Sentences
  • Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
4 Definition

Having power; active; nimble.

Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Plentifully, abundantly.

Example Sentences
  • The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.