Added 8 October 2026
prolific
/pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ adjective
Latin root: prōlificus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prolific at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Intellectually productive.
a prolific writer
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Bearing in abundance especially offspring.
flying foxes are extremely prolific
Origin
First use appears c. 1635. From French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”).
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