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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That was made abundantly clear this past week with the public filing of paperwork for AI-juggernaut Anthropic ahead of what may be the largest IPO ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
"It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Stella maintained his usual calm, even demeanour, but words like "unacceptable", "disappointed" and "serious" made it abundantly clear how angry he was.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Polymer source material is abundantly available from consumer waste, and our catalyst system, aluminum molten salts, is very cheap," Qiu said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
When it became abundantly clear that I hadn’t inherited a shred of his athletic talents, he settled for trying to turn me into a passionate spectator.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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