English-German translations for rife

Definition of rife

• Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things
• Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful
• Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things
• Having power; active; nimble
• Plentifully, abundantly

Examples

• Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted
• These woodlands are rife with red deer
• Watermelons are rife with seeds
• Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption
• The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke

Related words

• Tenerife
• trifecta
• loosestrife
• strife
• odoriferous
• auriferous
• sudoriferous
• thurifer
• aeriferous