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

It doesn’t help that Ms. Doucet’s prose, replete with stock expressions, is tiresomely banal.

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The league said Sunday it contacted federal investigators at the outset of its investigation and was aware of the indictment, which was replete with descriptions of specific schemes between the two pitchers and bettors.

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The mother is believed to have traveled around 3,000 miles during a four-day road trip replete with bizarre details — including switching license plates and putting her daughter in a wig.

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In the text-messaging scandal, law enforcement sources said Chandler was among officers who faced scrutiny because their phone number was linked to a group chat dubbed “The Boys” that was replete with racist comments.

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If its reporting had been replete with an honest understanding of what the Bidens were up to, without a word being said, it would have been over.

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Related Words

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• loaded 
• rife