plethoric
Americanadjective
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overfull; turgid; inflated.
a plethoric, pompous speech.
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of, relating to, or characterized by plethora.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of plethoric
First recorded in 1610–20; plethor(a) + -ic
Example Sentences
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When I spoke to him, he described a childhood rife with classic symptoms: hand washing, door locking, a plethoric concern with death.
From Newsweek
Less than convincing were the shoulder-shruggings of the Axis, particularly since, as the week progressed, German and Italian spokesmen grew sorer by the minute, called the speech "hypocritical," "nonsensical," "demagogic," "plethoric."
From Time Magazine Archive
Like the Soviet President, Fernandez is using a combination of personal charm and high- handedness to reform a system nearly paralyzed by its own plethoric bureaucracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Sure,” answered O’Brien, thumping down a plethoric sack by the side of Matthewson’s.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
Even old John Bull, grown rich, and plethoric, and asthmatic and gouty, trembled when he thought of his rich argosies, and of the possibility of Yankee privateers chasing them.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
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