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
- plethorically adverb
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
I may, however, safely relate, that in many instances, paralytic affections have in a few hours supervened on cold bathing, especially where the patient has been in a furious state, and of a plethoric habit.
From Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by Haslam, John
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