replete
[ ri-pleet ]
/ rɪˈplit /
adjective
abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with): a speech replete with sentimentality.
stuffed or gorged with food and drink.
complete: a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.
noun
Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
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Origin of replete
OTHER WORDS FROM replete
Words nearby replete
replant, replantation, replay, repleader, replenish, replete, repletion, replevin, replevisable, replevy, replica
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replete
/ (rɪˈpliːt) /
adjective (usually postpositive)
(often foll by with) copiously supplied (with); abounding (in)
having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated
Derived forms of replete
repletely, adverbrepleteness, nounWord Origin for replete
C14: from Latin replētus, from replēre to refill, from re- + plēre to fill
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