abundantly

Etymology

From Middle English abundantly, abundauntli, habundantly, habundauntliche, equivalent to abundant + -ly.

adv

  1. In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
    When strata are so unsymmetrically and abundantly folded that it becomes difficult or impossible to trace out the individual flexures and crumplings — the whole forming an irregular complex of folds — they are said to be contorted […] 1905, James Geikie, Structural and Field Geology: For Students of Pure and Applied Science
    Hodgson also has Wayne Rooney to call on once he has served a two-match suspension at the start of the tournament - and it is abundantly clear England will rely as heavily as ever on his ability to shape the outcome of important games. May 26, 2012, Phil McNulty, “Norway 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport
    Indian English is today one of the most widespread and abundantly used varieties of English, in extensive use not only throughout South Asia but in virtually every corner of the globe. 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 248
  2. Extremely.
    The explosion, in other words, was unexpected, powerful, and politically diffuse; it vented sharp African frustrations with the colonial situation, but had no readily visible leadership or political goals; it made abundantly obvious the need to speed the pace of self-government 1980, Claude Emerson Welch, Anatomy of Rebellion

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