Bountiful vs Plenteous - What's the difference?
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Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
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, title= In plenty; abundant.
* Milton
(obsolete) Having plenty; abounding; rich.
* Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 11.
Bountiful is a related term of plenteous.
As adjectives the difference between bountiful and plenteous
is that bountiful is having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample while plenteous is in plenty; abundant.bountiful
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Alternative forms
* bountifull (archaic)Adjective
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plenteous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
- Reaping plenteous crop.
- The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.