superabundant

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/ˌs(j)uːpə(ɹ)ˈəbʌndənt/

adjective

Extremely or exceedingly abundant.

“At one time were bison on the American plains not merely abundant but superabundant: they seemed inexhaustible.”

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Meanings

adjectivesuperabundant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExtremely or exceedingly abundant.

    At one time were bison on the American plains not merely abundant but superabundant: they seemed inexhaustible.

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    Cornead. The ſpirit of foolery out of this Archibald Rupenrope he ſhall never be able to caſt, were the nectar of his eloquence a thouſand times more ſuperabundant, inceſſant ſourding.

    1596, Tho[mas] Nashe, “Dialogus”, in Haue with You to Saffron-Walden. Or, Gabriell Harveys Hunt is Up. […], London: […] John Danter, →OCLC; republished as J[ohn] P[ayne] C[ollier], editor, Have with You to Saffron-Walden (Miscellaneous Tracts; Temp. Eliz. and Jac. I), [London: s.n., 1870], →OCLC, page 71
  2. not comparablemathematicsBeing or relating to a superabundant number.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemost excessively abundant

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishabundant
  8. Englishsuperabundant

From super- + abundant.

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Translations

Spanish superabundante
  • superabundanteTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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