superabundant

[ soo-per-uh-buhn-duhnt ]

/ ˌsu pər əˈbʌn dənt /

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adjective

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

OTHER WORDS FROM superabundant

su·per·a·bun·dance, nounsu·per·a·bun·dant·ly, adverb

Words nearby superabundant

supe, super, superable, superabound, superabsorbent, superabundant, superadd, superaerodynamics, superagency, superalloy, superaltar

How to use superabundant in a sentence

When his superabundant spirits had found vent, I had him led away and myself attended to his wants.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
The energy of the thing is almost superabundant; the gorgeous colouring is dazzling; and every minutest fibre of it lives.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
But he had another and more inexhaustible resource for his superabundant irritability.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton
Plethore′tic, Plethor′ic, -al, afflicted with plethora: superabundant: turgid.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

In a country where wood is superabundant and coal almost unknown, the former was used exclusively on the craft.
Up the Forked River|Edward Sylvester Ellis