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Толковый словарь английского языка - plenty

 

Plenty

plenty
I. noun see: full Date: 13th century 1. a full or more than adequate amount or supply , a large number or amount , the quality or state of being copious ; plentifulness, II. adjective Date: 14th century plentiful in amount, number, or supply , ample , 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 Date: 1842 more than sufficiently ; to a considerable degree , Usage: Many handbooks advise avoiding the adverb ~ in writing; “use very, quite, or a more precise word,” they advise. Actually ~ is often a more precise word than its recommended replacements; very, fully, or quite will not work as well in these typical quotations already ~ hot for us in the kitchen without some dolt opening the oven — C. H. Bridges> rising quite as rapidly as other health costs, but it is going up ~ fast — Changing Times>. It is not used in more formal writing.
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  n., adj., & adv. --n. (often foll. by of) a great or sufficient quantity or number (we have plenty; plenty of time). --adj. colloq. existing in an ample quantity. --adv. colloq. fully, entirely (it is plenty large enough). Etymology: ME plenteth, plente f. OF plentet f. L plenitas -tatis f. plenus full ...
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