rife
/ɹaɪf/ adjective C2- Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things). · Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.· Rumors were rife that the factory was about to shut down.
- Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. · Red deer are rife in these woodlands.· Seeds are rife in a watermelon.
- Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things). · Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
Comparative rifer · Superlative rifest
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