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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"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
"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
Moyes made it abundantly clear after Wednesday's 4-0 Carabao Cup second-round win at Championship side Preston that he wanted reinforcements.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
They might not all have been as reliable as Rivera, but their role was abundantly clear: They were there to record the final three outs—and were paid handsomely for the service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Aldrin has been recovered after four years, both as traces and more abundantly as converted to dieldrin.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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