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21rife — adjective 1 (not before noun) if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common: Violent crime is rife in our inner cities. see also: run rife run 1 (37) 2 rife with full of something bad or unpleasant: The streets were rife with rumors… …
22rife — UK [raɪf] / US adjective [never before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, there is a lot of it Corruption in sport is rife. rife with: The investigation was rife with rumour and speculation …
23rife — adjective Etymology: Middle English ryfe, from Old English rȳfe; akin to Old Norse rīfr abundant Date: 12th century 1. prevalent especially to an increasing degree < suspicion and cruelty were rife W. E. B. DuBois > 2. abundant, common 3.… …
24rife — rifely, adv. rifeness, n. /ruyf/, adj. 1. of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities. 2. current in speech or report: Rumors are rife that the government… …
25rife — 1. adjective /ɹaɪf/ a) Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things). Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted. b) Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. The denominational considerations mentioned below relate …
26rife — [[t]raɪf[/t]] adj. 1) of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; widespread: Crime is rife in the city[/ex] 2) abundant, plentiful, or numerous 3) abounding (usu. fol. by with) • Etymology: bef. 1150; OE rīfe rife′ly, adv …
27Rife, Bhutan — Infobox Settlement official name = Rife, Bhutan other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank… …
28rife — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prevalent, current, widespread, epidemic; abundant, plentiful, profuse, teeming. See news, generality. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Widespread] Syn. prevalent, extensive, common; see prevailing ,… …
29rife — adjective (especially of something undesirable) widespread: male chauvinism was rife in medicine. ↘(rife with) full of. Derivatives rifeness noun Origin OE rȳfe, prob. from ON rīfr acceptable …
30rife — adjective 1) violence is rife Syn: widespread, general, common, universal, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, endemic, inescapable, insidious, prevalent See note at prevalent Ant …
