prolific
producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.
profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations.
characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.
Origin of prolific
1synonym study For prolific
Other words for prolific
Opposites for prolific
Other words from prolific
- pro·lif·i·ca·cy [pruh-lif-i-kuh-see], /prəˈlɪf ɪ kə si/, pro·li·fic·i·ty [proh-luh-fis-i-tee], /ˌproʊ ləˈfɪs ɪ ti/, pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
- pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·pro·lif·ic, adjective
- non·pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
- non·pro·lif·i·ca·cy, noun
- non·pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- o·ver·pro·lif·ic, adjective
- o·ver·pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
- o·ver·pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·pro·lif·ic, adjective
- un·pro·lif·ic·ness, noun
- un·pro·lif·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use prolific in a sentence
At least that’s what some of the party’s more prolific legislators fear.
As Virginia Democrats rein themselves in with bill limits, some legislators see lost opportunities | Laura Vozzella | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostThough their roster is peppered with prolific scoring talent, Maryland won’t be able to rely on offense alone to blast through high-level competition.
No. 12 Maryland women lose their way on defense in an 81-72 defeat to No. 24 Missouri State | Ava Wallace | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostAshley Hayek, the prolific fundraiser who last year threatened to challenge Krvaric’s leadership, moved away.
Even Deeper in the Wilderness, San Diego Republicans Face Major Choice | Scott Lewis | November 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAfter the war, he became a leading modern art gallery owner in Paris as well as a prolific author on his wartime experiences.
Daniel Cordier, French Resistance hero, dies at 100 | Phil Davison | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostThis trait makes his prolific work in the horror genre, including Bly Manor’s predecessor The Haunting of Hill House, initially baffling.
Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor is a calm, loving study in how to exorcise your ghosts | Aja Romano | October 9, 2020 | Vox
Its great prolificacy, strong constitution, quick growth, and large size make it a favorite with squab growers.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. RobinsonThe advantages of prolificacy are so apparent that it is unnecessary to dilate upon them.
The Making of Species | Douglas DewarThese are not so much specialised structure as courage, a good constitution, mental capacity and prolificacy.
The Making of Species | Douglas DewarThat the Mulattoes of the Germanic and Ethiopian races possess little prolificacy: 2.
On the Phenomena of Hybridity in the Genus Homo | Paul BrocaThis great prolificacy is what makes the scale so serious a pest.
Apple Growing | M. C. Burritt
British Dictionary definitions for prolific
/ (prəˈlɪfɪk) /
producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance
producing constant or successful results
(often foll by in or of) rich or fruitful
Origin of prolific
1Derived forms of prolific
- prolifically, adverb
- prolificness or prolificacy, noun
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