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prolific

adj
/pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/UK/pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/CA

Etymology

First use appears c. 1635. From French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”).

  1. borrowed from prōlificus
  2. borrowed from prolifique

Definitions

  1. Fertile

    Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

  2. Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance.

    • A Chinese PhD student who is "one of the most prolific predators" in the UK has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years.

  3. Of a flower

    Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Copious

      Copious; plentiful; abundant.

      • The prolific bird life around the Inlet was thinning out but grey rosellas and zebras and painted finches made the bush merry[.]

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Derived

antiprolific, hyperprolific, improlific, nonprolific, overprolific, prolificacy, prolifically, prolification, prolificity, prolificness, unprolific

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at prolific. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at prolific. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at prolific

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA