Sekirov Dictionary

rife

/ɹaɪf/

adjective 4
adverb 1
forms 4

adjective4

•
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
- Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
- Rumors were rife that the factory was about to shut down.
•
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
- Red deer are rife in these woodlands.
- Seeds are rife in a watermelon.
•
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
- Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
•
(no longer used) Having power; active; nimble.
- What! I am rife a little yet. — 1661

adverb1

•
Plentifully, abundantly.
- The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.

forms

more rife · rifer · most rife · rifest

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