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Webster 1913 Edition


Prolific

Pro-lif′ic

,
Adj.
[F.
prolifique
, fr. L.
proles
offspring (from
pro
for, forward + the root of
alere
to nourish) +
facere
to make. See
Adult
,
Old
, and
Fact
.]
1.
Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; – applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.; – usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous production;
as, a
prolific
tree, female, and the like
.
2.
Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active;
as, a
prolific
brain; a controversy
prolific
of evil.
3.
(Bot.)
Proliferous.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prolific

PROLIF'IC


Definition 2024


prolífic

prolífic

See also: prolific

Catalan

Adjective

prolífic m (feminine prolífica, masculine plural prolífics, feminine plural prolífiques)

  1. prolific