aplenty

or a-plen·ty

[ uh-plen-tee ]

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adjective

in sufficient quantity; in generous amounts (usually used following the noun it modifies): He had troubles aplenty.

adverb

sufficiently; enough; more than sparingly: He howled aplenty when hurt.

Origin of aplenty

First recorded in 1820–30; a-¹ + plenty

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How to use aplenty in a sentence

So far Harry's tour of the Caribbean has been a riot of informality with booze, boogies and broken-down boats a-plenty.
Best Behaviour, Harry | | March 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
There were leather breeches with staves a-plenty around that plank, and faces that meant no trifling.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
It was not long before we had bees a-plenty and they came from a tree that we had already found.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
It was necessary to burn comb here as we soon had three or four bees at work on the bait and in a short time we had bees a-plenty.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
He had strength a-plenty, but it needed all of it, and more, to win out of the river's hungry clutch.
Within the Law | Marvin Dana

I reckon now he's got a right even chanst ter git well ef he kin contrive ter rest a-plenty.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for aplenty

aplenty

/ (əˈplɛntɪ) /

adjective, adverb(postpositive)

in plenty

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