Mostly used to describe or express one's mental and/or physical state of fatigue or
high intoxication usually after substantial drug and alcohol abuse.
Also sometimes used to a long and daunting
journey, ( That will be a rife walk ) or how bad a situation is, and how busy somewhere may be ( This place is rife with idiots ) usually in derogatory context.
This is most commonly shout in a
high howl like voice with the
word being dragged out much like a wolf call.
The use of this word in this way originated in paisley, where all of the place is believed to be so rife.
