plethoric
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plethoric
- /ˈplɛθəɹɪk/ UK
- /plɛˈθɒɹɪk/ UK
Where it comes from
From Late Latin plethoricus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós), from πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “plethora”). By surface analysis, plethora + -ic.
adjective more plethoric · most plethoric
- Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood. a horse-leech, whose deep maw The plethoric King Swellfoot could not fill, And who, till full, will cling for ever.
- Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied. 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.
- Full or excessively full. Behold the Mansion reared by Dædal Jack! See the Malt stored in many a plethoric sack, In the proud cirque of Juan's bivouac!
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adj containing excessive blood
| Ελληνικά | υπεραιμικός yperaimikós |
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adj overabundant
| Português | pletórico |
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| Français | pléthorique |
| Ελληνικά | πληθωρικός plithorikós |
| Română | pletoric |
Talk about this word "plethoric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plethoric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plethoric. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plethoric "plethoric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plethoric.Cite this
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