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rife

[ rahyf ]

adjective

  1. of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:

    Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities.

  2. current in speech or report:

    Rumors are rife that the government is in financial difficulty.

  3. abundant, plentiful, or numerous.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  4. abounding (usually followed by with ).


rife

/ ɪ /

adjective

  1. of widespread occurrence; prevalent or current

    rumour was rife in the village

  2. very plentiful; abundant
  3. foll by with abounding (in)

    a land rife with poverty

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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱ, adverb
  • ˈڱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڱl adverb
  • ڱn noun
  • v·ڱ adjective
  • ܲ·ڱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rife1

before 1150; Middle English; Old English īڱ; cognate with Middle Dutch rijf abundant, Old Norse īڰ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rife1

Old English īڱ ; related to Old Norse īڰ generous, Middle Dutch ī
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For the Lennons, making a new life in the United States was rife with opportunity for continuing the social activism that they had begun with their notorious bed-ins and “Give Peace a Chance.”

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The 34-year-old from Nuneaton experienced what it was like to be under the watch of the cartel in Colombia, visited a prison rife with gangs in the Philippines, and observed illegal poaching in South Africa.

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Extortion, violence and intimidation were rife in this community, whose members were in constant fear for their children, their lives and their livelihoods.

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Belief is rife in the Chelsea squad and it was on show in abundance as they swept aside Manchester City in a ruthless display at Stamford Bridge to overturn a first-leg deficit.

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McKinnor told her followers in a video in February that the platform had grown “very hateful, very mean” and was rife with misinformation.

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