abundantly
C2Meanings
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1
adv
in an abundant manner
they were abundantly supplied with food
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2
adv
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
And God said, Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the mouing creature that hath life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the open firmament of heauen.
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3
adv
Extremely.
The explosion, in other words, was unexpected, powerful, and politically diffuse; it vented sharp African frustrations with the colonial situation, but had no readily visible leadership or political goals; it made abundantly obvious the need to speed the pace of self-government
Etymology
From Middle English abundantly, abundauntli, habundantly, habundauntliche, equivalent to abundant + -ly.
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