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Word of the Day 04/19/20 Plethoric

Plethoric (adjective)
plethoric [ ple-thawr-ik, -thor-, pleth-uh-rik ]


adjective
1. overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
2. of, relating to, or characterized by plethora.

OTHER WORDS FROM PLETHORIC
ple·thor·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS RELATED TO PLETHORIC
extra, enormous, needless, exaggerated, superfluous, inordinate, unreasonable, redundant, undue, exorbitant, extravagant, unconscionable, steep, disproportionate, extreme, entire, complete, crowded, big, sufficient

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Origin: First recorded in 1610–20; plethor(a) + -ic

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