English Dictionary
Definition of “prolific”
prolific (prəˈlɪfɪk
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Definitions
adjective
- producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance
- producing constant or successful results
- often foll by in or of rich or fruitful
Alternative Forms
proˈlifically adverb proˈlificness proˈlificacy noun Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin prōlificus, from Latin prōlēs offspring
Synonyms
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fruitful,
fertile,
abundant,
rich,
rank,
teeming,
bountiful,
luxuriant,
generative,
profuse,
fecund,
Usage examples
His younger female partner, however, was a prolific egg layer and had produced seven clutches.
Tony Juniper, SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)This grandmotherly advice could help scientists clear the country's waterways of that impossibly prolific weed, the water hyacinth.
India Today (1997)In the documents, he has said he wants to be remembered as "Canada's most prolific killer.
CBC (2004)Michael Owen ended up scoring two goals, not the kind of return you'd expect from such a prolific source.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2002)Much of his time there was spent copying scriptural and devotional texts, but he was also a prolific author.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H., Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
