prolific

/proʊˈlɪfɪk/

/prəʊˈlɪfɪk/

Other forms: prolifically

Someone or something that is prolific is fruitful or highly productive. A prolific songwriter can churn out five hit tunes before breakfast.

A prolific writer cranks out two novels a year, and a prolific rabbit has baby bunnies every few months. The word comes from combining the medieval Latin prolificus (“offspring”) with a form of facere (“to make or do”). It can also connote something taking root and growing, like prolific poison ivy that takes over the yard.

Definitions of prolific

1. adjective

   intellectually productive
   “a prolific writer”

   synonyms: fecund, fertile

   productive

   producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
2. adjective

   bearing in abundance especially offspring
   “flying foxes are extremely prolific”

   “a prolific pear tree”

   synonyms: fertile

   fruitful

   productive or conducive to producing in abundance