prolific
Americanadjective
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful.
a prolific pear tree.
- Antonyms:
- barren
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producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive.
a prolific writer.
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profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in orof ).
a bequest prolific of litigations.
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characterized by abundant production.
a prolific year for tomatoes.
adjective
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producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance
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producing constant or successful results
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rich or fruitful
Related Words
See productive.
Other Word Forms
- nonprolific adjective
- nonprolificacy noun
- nonprolifically adverb
- nonprolificness noun
- overprolific adjective
- overprolifically adverb
- overprolificness noun
- prolificacy noun
- prolifically adverb
- prolificity noun
- prolificness noun
- unprolific adjective
- unprolifically adverb
- unprolificness noun
Etymology
Origin of prolific
First recorded in 1640–50, prolific is from the Medieval Latin word prōlificus “fertile.” See prolicide, -fic
Example Sentences
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A fierce and prolific interdisciplinary artist, Ayewa is showing no signs of slowing down her creative output while pursuing a career in higher education.
From Los Angeles Times
In outdoor settings, sugarcane and palm were more prolific than algae in the results that Exxon researchers shared with Wojnar, while corn was about on par, the internal documents show.
Its chief executive, Emma Slawinski, said new legislation would allow "the courts and police to tackle persistent and prolific illegal hunting".
From BBC
Andurand—a prolific social-media user himself—first scoured X to try to find more information about the U.S. position and Iran’s response.
Warner Bros., which owns such prominent franchises as “The Matrix,” Batman, Harry Potter, “The Big Bang Theory,” and “Friends,” has long been one of Hollywood’s most prolific studios.
From Los Angeles Times
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