rife

/ɹaɪf/

adjective

Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
"Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted."
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
"These woodlands are rife with red deer."
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
"Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption."

adverb

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

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