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rife(dictionary)

rife (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: ryfe]
[not before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common
::Violent crime is rife in our inner cities.
rife with sth
full of something bad or unpleasant
::The crowded factories are rife with disease.
run rife
to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way
::No one knew exactly what he had done, but speculation ran rife.