reichlich
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rīch(e)lich, from Old High German rīhlīh, *rīhhilīh. By surface analysis, reich (“rich”) + -lich. In modern German it can also be reinterpreted as reichen (“to suffice”) + -lich, but this is unetymological. Cognate with Dutch rijkelijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯çlɪç/
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Adjective
reichlich (strong nominative masculine singular reichlicher, comparative reichlicher, superlative am reichlichsten)
- more than enough, abundant, copious, plentiful
- Die Portionen im Lokal waren reichlich.
- The portions at the restaurant were copious.
Declension
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Adverb
reichlich
- abundantly, copiously
- (with adjectives, usually negative ones) quite, rather, all too
- Synonyms: ziemlich, ganz schön, überaus, allzu
- Deine Antwort kam reichlich spät.
- Your answer came rather late.
- (with numbers, slightly dated) more than, upwards of