replete

[ri-pleet]

adjective

1. abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed bywith ).

   a speech replete with sentimentality.

2. stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

   Synonyms: satiated

3. complete.

   a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.

noun

1. Entomology.,  (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.

replete

/ rɪˈpliːt /

adjective

1. (often foll by with) copiously supplied (with); abounding (in)

2. having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated

Other Word Forms

• repletely adverb
• repleteness noun
• repletive adjective
• repletively adverb
• unreplete adjective
• unrepleteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replete¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English repleet, from Middle French replet, from Latin replētus, past participle of replēre “to fill up,” equivalent to re- “again, again and again” + plē(re) “to fill” (akin to plēnus “full”) + -tus past participle suffix; re-, full ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of replete¹

C14: from Latin replētus , from replēre to refill, from _re- + plēre to fill

Example Sentences

There are secrets, a garden replete with a sundial and creepy statues and a house that traps its residents.

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There was a lengthy interview with the subject herself, replete with quotes meant to amplify her image as an iconoclast and a force to be reckoned with.

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The pastures replete with cowbells weren’t so much scenic as earthy, the real thing.

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The pay package is replete with smoke and mirrors, its benchmarks painstakingly tweaked to make them much more achievable than they appear on the surface.

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Kennedy’s video on X explaining his decision was replete with fundamental misconceptions about the vaccines, according to scientists and real-world data.

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