# reichlich

reichlich is a German adjective meaning “more than enough”. Forms: reichlicher, am reichlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: reichlicher
- Superlative: am reichlichsten

## In other languages

- Русский: достаточный, обильный

## Adjective

1. more than enough, abundant, copious, plentiful
   - Die Portionen im Lokal waren reichlich. — The portions at the restaurant were copious.
2. plentiful; ample
   - Keine Sorge, es ist reichlich Essen vorhanden.

## Adverb

1. abundantly, copiously
2. _with adjectives_ quite, rather, all too
   - Deine Antwort kam reichlich spät. — Your answer came rather late.
3. _with numbers_ more than, upwards of
   - Es waren reichlich 200 Gäste geladen. — More than 200 guests had been invited.

## Examples

- Wir haben reichlich Zeit. — We have lots of time.
- Er hat reichlich Mehl und Öl gekauft. — He bought a lot of flour and oil.
- Die Ernte fiel dieses Jahr reichlich aus. — The harvest was plentiful this year.
- Sehr große Fenster sorgen für reichlich Tageslicht. — Very large windows assure abundant natural daylight.
- Tom hat Mary reichlich zu essen gegeben. — Tom gave Mary plenty to eat.

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