prolific
- adjective
- /prəˈlɪfɪk/
- Dorothy Parker also described herself as a child who was a prolific reader.
- a prolific writer
- a prolific author
- a prolific poet
He was like a traveling mathematician, very, very prolific, very smart man.
- He was like a traveling mathematician, very, very prolific, very smart man.
- Is that incredibly famous, prolific fantasy writer.
- So you're a prolific maker and you're a very prolific content creator as well.
- You are very prolific in your with your film work, your writing.
- An effort to seek a new language for progressive politics runs through his prolific output.
- He's an incredibly prolific public speaker.
- Crisipus, one of the most prolific authors in antiquity, they had his books.
- He's probably the most prolific famous current compatibilist philosopher.
- And I know that's just strong core theme in your life as well, how you're such a prolific learner and teacher.
- He's, he's quite a prolific fit sort of writer.
- He is so prolific and he's so fucking smart.
Examples
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And what's amazing is he's had a very prolific career.
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Her output has been prolific, and her work has been widely acclaimed in India and Pakistan.
Fiction book (1993) -
But yes, you are, you know, prolific and how often you post.
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You are very prolific in your with your film work, your writing.
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I'm going through a very prolific phase.
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An effort to seek a new language for progressive politics runs through his prolific output.
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One of the most prolific directors of this age is Sir Edward Ross.
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I am the editor of Canadian Lawyer magazine, but I am actually a prolific freelancer.
Academic text (2000) -
Ralph S. Kuykendall has been one of the most prolific writers of Hawaiian history.
Academic text (1992) -
The prolific author published five novels and numerous articles last year.
Synonyms
Giving large amounts of crops or fruit
Producing good, useful results
A mind that has many new ideas
Able to produce many new ideas and works, like a writer
Antonyms
How Productive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prolific comes from the Latin root proles meaning 'offspring' and the part -fic meaning 'to make'. Think of a writer making many 'offspring' in the form of books, so a prolific author is someone who produces a large number of works.