prolifically
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6.3
- adverb
- /prəˈlɪfɪkli/
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prolíficamente
- While Douglas Coupland is famous for labeling the post-Boomers "Generation X" in his eponymous 1991 novel, he has written prolifically ever since.
- write prolifically
- produce prolifically
Examples
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The war broke out in 1939, in the very midst of their intellectual hopes and strivings, but—in spite of the shock or because of it—they talked and wrote more prolifically than ever; some also became involved in direct political action.
Academic text (1992) -
Mantz wrote about art—contemporary and otherwise—prolifically over the course of his fifty-year career.
Academic text (2003) -
How many other species produce art so prolifically as the human species does, or all the other things we do?
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What's obvious, even through just 10 games, is that Martin can prolifically score.
Blog text (3) -
Ideas are a writer's lifeblood, so it's important to produce them prolifically.
Academic text (2009) -
It turns out most bloggers not only write prolifically, they also read voraciously.
Blog text (25) -
S (COLOR): The white-footed mouse, left, and the meadow vole, below, reproduce frequently and prolifically, adaptations that help keep them a step ahead of their many predators.
Academic text (2002) -
Elms can regenerate prolifically after disturbance due, in part, to abundant production of seed that is readily disseminated, primarily by wind (Burns and Honkala 1990).
Academic text (2016) -
Nevertheless, the post-1967 generation of activists engaged in unprecedented work, published prolifically, and facilitated a sense of belonging among disparate people who suffered from anti-Arab prejudice and felt distraught at events in the Middle East.
Academic text (2018) -
The scientist published research papers prolifically, contributing to several important fields in just a few years.
Synonyms
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3.5
In large amounts that are more than enough
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3.2
In a way that gets a lot done and gives good results
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2.5
In large amounts
Antonyms
How Productive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prolifically comes from the Latin root proles meaning 'offspring' and the adjective prolific meaning 'producing many'. So, to do something prolifically is like producing many 'children' or many works, which is why it means doing things in a way that makes a large number of results.