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Rarerife
The correct spelling is rife.
How to pronounce rife
/ɹaɪf/
adjectiveIPA: /ɹaɪf/
Say it like: Rif-e
The correct spelling is rife. Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things). For example: "Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted."
Usage Examples
“Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.”
“These woodlands are rife with red deer.”
“Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
- 2.Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
- 3.Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
- 4.Having power; active; nimble.
adverb
- 1.Plentifully, abundantly.
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