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adj
Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adj
Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Full or excessively full.
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adjective satellite
excessively abundant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: overabundant, rife
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History
From Late Latin plethoricus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós), from πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “plethora”). By surface analysis, plethora + -ic.
Across languages
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