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Meaning of PLETHORIC

Pronunciation:  ple'thorik

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 Definition: [adj]  excessively abundant
 
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 Synonyms: abundant, overabundant, rife
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ple*thor"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; cf. F. pl['e]thorique.]
Haeving a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or
excess of blood; as, a plethoric constitution; -- used also
metaphorically. ``Plethoric phrases.'' --Sydney Smith.
``Plethoric fullness of thought.'' --De Quincey.
 

 

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