adjective
prolific
pruh-LIF-ik/prəˈlɪfɪk/
Producing a large amount or number of something
The prolific artist finishes another bowl beside many completed pieces.
Etymology
The roots mean making offspring, and the adjective described abundant production of young or fruit. Applied to a writer or creator, that fertility becomes abundant output of works.
In context
you will find yourself being highly productive and highly prolific in whatever your creative endeavors happen to be
More examples
- A prolific tomato plant supplied the whole household.
- She was a prolific source of new ideas.
- The composer remained prolific into old age.
Forms
prolific · more prolific · most prolific
prolifically adverb — in large quantities
Similar words
- productive
- Productive achieves useful output; prolific specifically emphasizes quantity.
- fertile
- Fertile readily produces offspring or ideas; prolific emphasizes how much is actually produced.