rifeadjective [ after verb ]
uk/raɪf/us/raɪf/formalIf something unpleasant is rife, it is very common or happens a lot:
Dysentery and malaria are rife in the refugee camps.
rife with sth
full of something unpleasant:
The office was rife with rumours.
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Plain and ordinary
- as it comes idiom
- austere
- austerity
- be a dime a dozen idiom
- be two/ten a penny idiom
- dime
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- humble
- humdrum
- kitchen-sink
- penny
- shout
- simple
- something/nothing to shout about idiom
- spartan
- stale
- stark
- starkly
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