rifer

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A form of rife — Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).

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Meanings

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of rife: more rife

    For many years he was stationed on down-town beats, where crime was rifer, and where a less resolute officer would have been a certain failure.

    1894, Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of Cleveland, Ohio, page 54

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rifer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rifer

MLA

“rifer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rifer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rifer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rifer.

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