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Plenty ˈplenti Adverb Bre Warehouse Paper Rope Long

Word plenty
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈplenti / NAmE / ˈplenti /
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  • we have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
  • there's plenty more paper if you need it.
  • the rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
  • we talked plenty about our kids.
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plenty

(adverb)BrE / ˈplenti / NAmE / ˈplenti /
  1. a lot
    • We have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
    • There's plenty more paper if you need it.
  2. more than big, long, etc. enough
    • The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
  3. a lot; very
    • We talked plenty about our kids.
    • You can be married and still be plenty lonely.
  4. there are many other people or things that are as good as the one somebody has failed to get
  5. Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the sense ‘fullness, perfection’): from Old French plente, from Latin plenitas, from plenus ‘full’.
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