Thursday, December 3, 2009

rife - bursting, overflowing, teeming, rampant

Example: "The town of Ontonagon came first in its race for money to build a children's playground; the people there are rife with excitement over it. Note the following comment: "I am so glad something good is happening for Ontonagen. I voted faithfully! Hooray for all the yoopers who helped make this happen. It shows what wonderful people they are - whether they live in the U.P. still, or not."