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aplenty

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adjective

aplen·​ty ə-ˈplen-tē How to pronounce aplenty (audio)
: being in plenty or abundance
used postpositively
money aplenty for all their needs

aplenty

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adverb

1
: in abundance : plentifully
2
: very much : extremely
scared aplenty

Examples of aplenty in a Sentence

Adjective We found mistakes aplenty in their story. there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come
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Adjective
In fact, some of the best deals of the shopping holiday can be had right now at Amazon, while sizes and availability are aplenty. Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024 Lessons aplenty can be learned from the explorer, the inventor, the experimenter, and the man that is André 3000—among them that a childlike enthusiasm for clothing can prevent one’s style from going stale, that our wardrobes can effectively be toy boxes. Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Creating instability, forcing the leader to entrench, and forming a Soviet-style protection bureaucracy around him of statist mafias, KGB variants - that too is a protocol the world has witnessed aplenty. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 Step into the salon for cultural conversations and art aplenty. Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aplenty 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1830, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of aplenty was in 1830

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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aplenty. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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