adjective [notbeforenoun]
1 if sth bad or unpleasant is rife in a place, it is very common there:
It is a country where corruption is rife. * Rumours are rife that he is going to resign.
2 ~ (with sth) full of sth bad or unpleasant:
Los Angeles is rife with gossip about the stars' private lives.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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