superabundant
[soo-per-uh-buhn-duh nt]
- exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
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Origin of superabundant
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin superabundant- (stem of superabundāns), present participle of superabundāre to superabound; see abundant
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Examples from the Web for superabundance
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That this brings about a superabundance of all commodities, we care but little.
FreelandTheodor Hertzka
His bulk was the result of a superabundance of muscle, and not of superfluous tissue.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
It has also a good deal of coal, but its coal is poor, owing to its superabundance of ash.
Up To Date BusinessVarious
Why, simply because there is a superabundance of wealth, should people be made poorer?
The Common Sense of SocialismJohn Spargo
She wished to help him, to bestow on him the superabundance of her own happiness.
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
Word Origin and History for superabundance
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