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rife
1. adj. Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
2. adj. Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
3. adj. Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
4. adj. (obsolete) Having power; active; nimble.
5. adv. Plentifully, abundantly.
The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.

Example Sentences

Sexual problems are rife in Britain, according to new research published today, in spite of, or maybe because of a culture in which expectations of passionate relationships are higher than ever before.

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