'Rife' definitions:
Definition of 'rife'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife]
adjective
Excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric, rife]
Definition of 'Rife'
From: GCIDE
- Rife \Rife\, a. [AS. r[imac]f abundant, or Icel. r[imac]fr munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]
- 1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. [1913 Webster]
- Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- Even now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- What! I am rife a little yet. --J. Webster. [1913 Webster] -- {Rife"ly}, adv. -- {Rife"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rife'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abounding,
- abundant,
- affluent,
- afloat,
- alive with,
- all-sufficing,
- ample,
- aplenty,
- average,
- bandied about,
- besetting,
- bottomless,
- bounteous,
- bountiful,
- bristling,
- bruited about,
- bursting,
- common,
- copious,
- crawling,
- crowded,
- crowding,
- current,
- diffuse,
- dominant,
- effuse,
- epidemic,
- exhaustless,
- extravagant,
- exuberant,
- fat,
- fertile,
- flush,
- full,
- galore,
- generous,
- going about,
- going around,
- in circulation,
- in plenty,
- in profusion,
- in quantity,
- in the air,
- in the news,
- inexhaustible,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- lavish,
- liberal,
- luxuriant,
- made public,
- many,
- maximal,
- much,
- normal,
- numerous,
- opulent,
- ordinary,
- overflowing,
- packed,
- pandemic,
- plenitudinous,
- plenteous,
- plentiful,
- plenty,
- popular,
- populous,
- predominant,
- predominating,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- prodigal,
- productive,
- profuse,
- profusive,
- proliferating,
- prolific,
- rampant,
- regnant,
- reigning,
- replete,
- reported,
- rich,
- riotous,
- routine,
- ruling,
- rumored,
- running,
- running over,
- standard,
- stereotyped,
- studded,
- superabundant,
- swarming,
- talked about,
- teeming,
- thick,
- thick as hail,
- thick with,
- thick-coming,
- thronged,
- thronging,
- usual,
- wealthy,
- well-found,
- well-furnished,
- well-provided,
- well-stocked,
- whispered,
- whispered about,
- wholesale,
- widespread