abundantly
Britishadverb
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very
he made his disagreement with her abundantly clear
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plentifully; in abundance
Explanation
If your garden is blooming abundantly, it means it's overflowing with plenty of beautiful flowers, plants, and trees. Coming from the Latin word abundare, meaning "to overflow," abundantly captures the idea of plenty and excess. To understand this word, picture an apple tree with a few apples hanging from the branches. Now, to picture it abundantly loaded with fruit, imagine that the tree has so many apples that the branches bend under the weight. The word is also used when answering a question like, "Did I make myself clear?" "Abundantly so!"
Example Sentences
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“These rule enhancements make our expectations abundantly clear for every participant across both platforms and highlight the compliance infrastructure we have already built.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
But the prime minister disagrees and his instinct on the importance of acting lawfully was made abundantly clear – a position we shouldn't be surprised about given he is a former senior lawyer.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The U.S. players have made it abundantly clear that they respect their Canadian brethren.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
But as Neville’s documentary makes abundantly clear: while music lovers across the globe certainly mourned The Beatles’ breakup, few suffered its heartbreaking aftershocks to McCartney’s extent.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026
His music, joyfully and abundantly at ease with the new major and minor key palette, was a gateway to the extraordinary creative possibilities opening up with the new system.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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