Plenty Time Amount Supply B Large Plente Full

plen·ty

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\\ˈplen-tē\\ noun1.
  a. a full or more than adequate amount or supply
      had plenty of time to finish the job
  b. a large number or amount
      in plenty of trouble
2. the quality or state of being copious :

plentifulness

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adjective1. plentiful in amount, number, or supply
    if reasons were as plenty as blackberries — Shakespeare
2.
    plenty work to be done — Time
Usage.
  Many commentators object to use of sense 2 in writing; it appears to be limited chiefly to spoken English. Sense 1 is literary but is no longer in common use.

III

adverb: more than sufficiently : to a considerable degree
    the nights were plenty cold — F. B. Gipson
Usage.
  Many handbooks advise avoiding the adverb plenty in writing; “use very, quite, or a more precise word,” they advise. Actually plenty is often a more precise word than its recommended replacements; very, fully, or quite will not work as well in these typical quotations
      it's already plenty hot for us in the kitchen without some dolt opening the oven — C. H. Bridges
      may not be rising quite as rapidly as other health costs, but it is going up plenty fast — Changing Times
  It is not used in more formal writing.

plenty
  early 13c., from O.Fr. plentet (12c., Mod.Fr. dial. plenté), from L. plenitatem (nom. plenitas) "fullness," from plenus "complete, full" (see plenary). The colloquial adv. meaning "very much" is first attested 1842. Plentiful is first recorded late 15c.

☞ plenty
plenty / 5plenti / pronoun    ~ (of sth) a large amount; as much or as many as you need
   大量；众多；充足:
   plenty of eggs / money / time
   充裕的鸡蛋/钱 / 时间
   'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.'
   "我们要不要再买些牛奶？" "不必了。冰箱里还多着呢。"
   They always gave us plenty to eat.
   他们总是给我们好多东西吃。
   We had plenty to talk about.
   我们有说不完的话。
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many

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much

adverb1. ~ more (of) (sth) a lot
   大量；很多:
   We have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
   我们仓库里这类东西还多得很。
   There's plenty more paper if you need it.
   你要是用纸,还有很多。
2. ~ big, long, etc. enough (to do sth) (informal) more than big, long, etc. enough
   足够有余:
   The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
   这根绳子长及地面依然有余。
3. (NAmE) a lot; very
   非常；十分；很:
   We talked plenty about our kids.
   我们谈了很多关于孩子的事。
   You can be married and still be plenty lonely.
   结了婚也可能非常孤寂。 noun [U]
   (formal) a situation in which there is a large supply of food, money, etc.
   富裕；充裕:
   Everyone is happier in times of plenty.
   在富足的岁月里,每个人都比较快乐。
   We had food and drink in plenty.
   我们的食物和饮料十分充足。 determiner(NAmE) or (informal)
   a lot of
   很多；大量:
   There's plenty room for all of you!
   这里有足够的地方容纳你们所有的人。

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plen·ty
I. \ˈplentē, -ti\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English plente, plentee, plentie, from Old French plenté, from Latin plenitat-, plenitas fullness, abundance, from plenus full + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at
1.
 a. : a more than adequate number, quantity, or amount : a full supply : enough and to spare
  < always gave them plenty of time — Seymour Blau >
  < cowboys on the range still do plenty of roping — S.E.Fletcher >
  < would have plenty visitors — H.E.Scudder >
 b. : a large number or amount of something — used with a
  < a plenty of things to be done — Verne Athanas >
  < what they asked for they got, and they asked for a plenty — American Mercury >
2.
 a. : an abundance especially of material things that permit a satisfactory life : a condition or time of abundance
  < the general feeling of plenty in this rich land — Pearl Buck >
  < a peace that seemed to bring plenty in its train — Stringfellow Barr >
 b. plenties plural : plentiful amounts especially of things that constitute material comfort
  < drink plenties of this milk too — J.L.Weldon >
3. : the quality or state of being copious : — often used with in
 < down by the lake the daffodils were now in their plenty — Victoria Sackville-West >
 < will … gain pleasure and profit in plenty — H.M.Parshley >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English plente, from plente, n.
1. : ample in amount or supply :
 < if reasons were as plenty as blackberries — Shakespeare >
 < bread is never too plenty in Indian households — Willa Cather >
2.
 a. chiefly dialect : existing in large quantity or number
  < who has conies plenty to dispose of cheap — Jeremy Bentham >
 b. : , : more than enough
  < he could get plenty men … to do his bidding — W.C.Tuttle >
  < there is plenty work to be done — Time >
  < you'll have plenty support from the other districts — Ralph Ellison >
III. adverb
: more than sufficiently : ,
 < they will talk plenty, but not about themselves — J.L.Phelan >
 < her style is plenty vigorous enough — Florence Bullock >
 < the nights were plenty cold — F.B.Gipson >

 < a transatlantic holiday is plenty exciting — T.H.Fielding >