prolific

[ pruh-lif-ik ]
/ prəˈlɪf ɪk /

adjective

producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.
profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations.
characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.

Origin of prolific

First recorded in 1640–50, prolific is from the Medieval Latin word prōlificus fertile. See prolicide, -fic

SYNONYMS FOR prolific

1, 2 teeming, fecund, abundant. See productive.

ANTONYMS FOR prolific

1 barren.

OTHER WORDS FROM prolific

Words nearby prolific

proliferative fasciitis, proliferative gingivitis, proliferative inflammation, proliferative retinopathy, proliferous, prolific, proligerous, prolinase, proline, proline dipeptidase, proline iminopeptidase

Example sentences from the Web for prolifically

  • Arrogance begets fear as surely and prolifically as certain of the rodents beget offspring.

    The Conquest of Fear |Basil King

  • Corn grows as prolifically in Africa as in the bottoms of Georgia and Alabama.

    Twentieth Century Negro Literature |Various

  • He has taken some part in politics, but he continues to write, though not so prolifically as before.

    The Short-story |William Patterson Atkinson

  • Liberia would yield cotton as prolifically as Arkansas or Mississippi, if cultivated.

    Twentieth Century Negro Literature |Various

British Dictionary definitions for prolifically

prolific
/ (prəˈlɪfɪk) /

adjective

producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance
producing constant or successful results
(often foll by in or of) rich or fruitful

Derived forms of prolific

prolifically, adverb prolificness or prolificacy, noun

Word Origin for prolific

C17: from Medieval Latin prōlificus, from Latin prōlēs offspring