rife
21rife — 1. adjective /ɹaɪf/ a) Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things). Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted. b) Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. The denominational considerations mentioned below relate …
22rife — [[t]raɪf[/t]] adj. 1) of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; widespread: Crime is rife in the city[/ex] 2) abundant, plentiful, or numerous 3) abounding (usu. fol. by with) • Etymology: bef. 1150; OE rīfe rife′ly, adv …
23rife — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prevalent, current, widespread, epidemic; abundant, plentiful, profuse, teeming. See news, generality. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Widespread] Syn. prevalent, extensive, common; see prevailing ,… …
24rife — adjective (especially of something undesirable) widespread: male chauvinism was rife in medicine. ↘(rife with) full of. Derivatives rifeness noun Origin OE rȳfe, prob. from ON rīfr acceptable …
25rife — adjective 1) violence is rife Syn: widespread, general, common, universal, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, endemic, inescapable, insidious, prevalent See note at prevalent Ant …
26rife — adj. Rife is used with these nouns: ↑corruption …
27rife — see hegerife …
28rífe — adj rife, abundant …
29rife — [raɪf] adj if something that is bad is rife, there is a lot of it …
30rife — /raɪf / (say ruyf) adjective 1. of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use. 2. current in speech or report. 3. abundant, plentiful, or numerous. –phrase 4. rife with, full of; having an abundance of.… …
