Abundantly
[ə'bʌnd(ə)ntlɪ] or [ə'bʌndəntli]
Definition
(adv.) in an abundant manner; 'they were abundantly supplied with food'; 'he thanked her profusely'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure.
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Examples
- Both ate and drank, but Riderhood much the more abundantly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This theory has since that time been abundantly confirmed by navigators. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Yet it was used abundantly, and there was a steady flow of the precious metals eastward in exchange. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This sea bottom, in localities near land, is abundantly sown with wrecks, old and new, and in many cases bearing permanently valuable cargoes, such as gold and coal. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This statement cannot be successfully controverted, for it has been abundantly verified after many years of costly litigation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What would be the history of the European War without the machine gun is not easy to state, but as a highly efficient weapon of war its quality has been abundantly proved. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She ran up-stairs, and sat down on the floor in her own room, and cried abundantly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This he thinks abundantly indicated by the same sulphurous smell being found in anything burned with lightning, and in the waters, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In the picture the round building is the Aquarium, which is abundantly supplied with sea and river fishes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ere an hour elapsed I was at her side, watching her sew, gathering her sweet smiles and her merry words, which fell for me abundantly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Nobody better than you, I am persuaded,' answered Mrs. Bumble: who did not want for spirit, as her yoke-fellow could abundantly testify. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- But they also mean cold nights, because for the same reason that the heat comes abundantly to the earth, it will be abundantly radiated away. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is found abundantly in the mineral world in combination with common salt. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- But whether their combinations be offensive or defensive, they are always abundantly heard of. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The revulsion was so strong and painful in Dorothea's mind that the tears welled up and flowed abundantly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Manila hemp, as it is called, is a product of our Philippine dependency, being obtained from a species of the banana plant which grows abundantly in those islands. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Dallas, unconscious of what was going on in his father's mind, was talking excitedly and abundantly of Versailles. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In addition to the sands on the beaches, they occur very abundantly in many inland locations, which were formerly sea bottoms, and very extensively in the great deserts of the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The present subject of metaphysics will supply us abundantly. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Again, the hypothesis suggests n ew lines of research, enables one in some cases to anticipate the outcome of experiment, and may be abundantly justified by res ults. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Edison's clear insight into the future, as illustrated by his persistent advocacy of large direct-connected generating units, is abundantly vindicated by present-day practice. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The Indians were almost generally desirous to cultivate the friendship of the French, by whom they were abundantly supplied with arms and ammunition. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- My dear Louisa,' said he, 'you abundantly repay my care. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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