Plentiful vs Costly - What's the difference?
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Existing in large number or ample amount.
Yielding abundance; fruitful.
* Francis Bacon
(obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
* Francis Bacon
Of high cost; expensive.
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Plentiful is a related term of costly.
As adjectives the difference between plentiful and costly
is that plentiful is existing in large number or ample amount while costly is of high cost; expensive.plentiful
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Alternative forms
* plentifull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- a plentiful harvest
- a plentiful supply of water
- She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.
- Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.
- If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.
- He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.
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Adjective
(er)- a costly activity
- a costly error
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