Proliferous

Pronunciation: /prəˈlɪfərəs/

Definitions of proliferous

adjective producing new growth rapidly and extensively

Example Sentences

A1 The garden has a lot of proliferous plants.

A2 The forest is known for its proliferous wildlife.

B1 The company's marketing strategy led to a proliferous increase in sales.

B2 The internet has become a proliferous source of information.

C1 The city's population is proliferous, leading to urban development challenges.

C2 The artist's prolific output is evidence of their proliferous creativity.

Examples of proliferous in a Sentence

formal The plant species is known to be proliferous, producing a large number of offspring.

informal That tree in the backyard is super proliferous - it's always dropping seeds everywhere.

slang My succulent collection is getting way too proliferous, I need to stop buying more.

figurative Her ideas were proliferous, spreading through the team like wildfire.

Grammatical Forms of proliferous

• past tense: proliferated
• plural: proliferous
• comparative: more proliferous
• superlative: most proliferous
• present tense: proliferates
• future tense: will proliferate
• perfect tense: has proliferated
• continuous tense: is proliferating
• singular: proliferous
• positive degree: proliferous
• infinitive: to proliferate
• gerund: proliferating
• participle: proliferating

Origin and Evolution of proliferous

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'proliferous' originated from the Latin word 'prolifer', which means bearing offspring or producing abundantly.

Evolution of the word: Initially used in botanical contexts to describe plants that produce offspring or new growth abundantly, the term 'proliferous' has evolved to also refer to anything that exhibits rapid growth or reproduction.