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overabundant

/ˌoʊvərəˈbʌndənt/ /ˌoʊvərʌˈbʌndənt/

Meanings
adjective
Excessively abundant.

Examples :

"This year, the apple harvest was overabundant, so we made many pies and gave some away to our neighbors. "
amount quality condition

Related Words

Illustration harvest

harvest noun

/ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

The third season of the year; autumn; fall.

"Harvest is usually very damp and rainy."

Illustration apple

apple noun

/ˈæp.əl/

A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.

"My sister brought an apple to school for a healthy snack. "

Illustration pies

pies verb

/paɪz/

To spill or mix printing type.

"The apprentice pied the font case, scattering all the metal letters across the floor. "

Illustration this

this noun

/ðəs/

Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

"This book is my favorite. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration neighbors

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Illustration year

year noun

/jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ /jɜː/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

Illustration gave

gave verb

/ɡeɪv/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"My teacher gave me a new assignment for math class. "

Illustration many

many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

Illustration excessively

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

To an excessive degree.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

Illustration some

some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

Illustration abundant

abundant adjective

/əˈbʌn.dn̩t/ /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.

"[W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination"