Word: rife
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Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things). Example: Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. Example: These woodlands are rife with red deer.
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things). Example: Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
Having power; active; nimble.
Plentifully, abundantly. Example: The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.
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