prolific
Americanadjective
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful.
a prolific pear tree.
- Antonyms:
- barren
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producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive.
a prolific writer.
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profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in orof ).
a bequest prolific of litigations.
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characterized by abundant production.
a prolific year for tomatoes.
adjective
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producing fruit, offspring, etc, in abundance
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producing constant or successful results
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rich or fruitful
Related Words
See productive.
Other Word Forms
- nonprolific adjective
- nonprolificacy noun
- nonprolifically adverb
- nonprolificness noun
- overprolific adjective
- overprolifically adverb
- overprolificness noun
- prolificacy noun
- prolifically adverb
- prolificity noun
- prolificness noun
- unprolific adjective
- unprolifically adverb
- unprolificness noun
Etymology
Origin of prolific
First recorded in 1640–50, prolific is from the Medieval Latin word prōlificus “fertile.” See prolicide, -fic
Example Sentences
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One of Britain's most prolific rail fare dodgers could face jail after admitting dozens of travel offences.
From BBC
But the prolific frontman has hit a sticky patch of late, scoring just once in his past six games and last scoring from open play against West Ham on 20 December.
From BBC
The flood of slop in 2025, they concluded, was prolific and oddly mesmerizing.
From Salon
"She's been prolific in The Hundred and is one of the most exciting players in the game."
From BBC
The Sewards were prolific letter writers who left behind some 350,000 pages of personal papers, now at the University of Rochester, where Mr. Slaughter is a professor emeritus of history.
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