rife with rumors

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• rife with — having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant) The school was rife with rumors. a history rife with scandal • • • Main Entry: ↑rife …   Useful english dictionary

• rife´ly — rife «ryf», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. happening often; common; numerous; widespread: »all those noises so rife in a Portuguese inn (George Borrow). SYNONYM(S): prevalent. 2. well supplied; …   Useful english dictionary

• rife — adj. abounding in 1) (cannot stand alone) rife with (the city was rife with rumors) misc. 2) to run rife ( to be out of control ) (rumors about them are running rife) * * * [raɪf] [ misc. ] to run rife (rumors about them are running rife; to be… …   Combinatory dictionary

• rife — [[t]ra͟ɪf[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common. Speculation is rife that he will be sacked... Bribery… …   English dictionary

• rife — adjective 1 (not before noun) if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common: Violent crime is rife in our inner cities. see also: run rife run 1 (37) 2 rife with full of something bad or unpleasant: The streets were rife with rumors… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rife — adjective Etymology: Middle English ryfe, from Old English rȳfe; akin to Old Norse rīfr abundant Date: 12th century 1. prevalent especially to an increasing degree < suspicion and cruelty were rife W. E. B. DuBois > 2. abundant, common 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rife — rifely, adv. rifeness, n. /ruyf/, adj. 1. of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities. 2. current in speech or report: Rumors are rife that the government… …   Universalium

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