What is "plethoric" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does plethoric mean in English? Meaning of plethoric definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "plethoric" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "plethoric": excessively abundant

Adjective

  • Meaning: excessively abundant
  • Synonyms: overabundant plethoric rife
  • Similar: abundant
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈplɛθəɹɪk/, /plɛˈθɒɹɪk/

  • Adjective: (medicine) Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood. [from 14th c.] 1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage 2004, p. 81: Harold Atkinson, her host, was a fine handsome grey-haired man, plethoric and somewhat corpulent, with an eye for a pretty woman […].1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage 2004, p. 81: Harold Atkinson, her host, was a fine handsome grey-haired man, plethoric and somewhat corpulent, with an eye for a pretty woman […].Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied. [from 17th c.] 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 161: the judges [...] were arranging their robes and coughing into their fists, the ebb and flow of their plethoric wigs like a flock of sheep on the run.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 161: the judges [...] were arranging their robes and coughing into their fists, the ebb and flow of their plethoric wigs like a flock of sheep on the run.
  • Synonyms:

    extra, enormous, needless, exaggerated, superfluous, inordinate, unreasonable, redundant, undue, exorbitant, extravagant, unconscionable, steep, disproportionate, extreme, boundless, dissipated, immoderate, indulgent, intemperate, limitless, more, over, prodigal, profligate, self-indulgent, stiff, super, supernatural, towering, way out, dizzying, overmuch, sky-high, stratospheric, superabundant, unbounded, overboard, overkill, recrementitious, too many, unmeasurable, entire, complete, crowded, big, sufficient, chock-full, adequate, intact, packed, saturated, bursting, satisfied, padded, lavish, burdened, jammed, loaded, laden, teeming, abounding, replete, stuffed, impregnated, overflowing, abundant, competent, extravagant, plentiful, profuse, voluminous, awash, bounteous, brimful, chockablock, plenteous, stocked, weighted, crammed, imbued, sated, suffused, surfeited, glutted, gorged, satiated, jam-packed, jammed full, packed like sardines, running over, boundless, disproportionate, dissipated, dizzying, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, indulgent, inordinate, intemperate, limitless, more, needless, over, overmuch, prodigal, profligate, redundant, self-indulgent, sky-high, steep, stiff, stratospheric, super, superabundant, superfluous, supernatural, towering, unbounded, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, way out, overboard, overkill, recrementitious, too many, unmeasurable, extra, super, over, stiff, needless, more, prodigal, supernatural, extreme, steep, profligate, boundless, disproportionate, dissipated, dizzying, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, indulgent, inordinate, intemperate, limitless, overabundant, redundant, self-indulgent, sky-high, stratospheric, superabundant, superfluous, towering, unbounded, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, way out, overkill, overboard, recrementitious, too many, unmeasurable,

    Antonyms:

    needed, sensible, inexpensive, insufficient, underdone, essential, necessary, moderate, reasonable, cheap, economical, low, close, mild, incomplete, defective, deficient, lacking, wanting, inadequate, insufficient, hungry, needy, starved, unsatisfied, empty, unloaded, void, less, careful, necessary, poor, fewer, moderate, mild,

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