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plethoric

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ple·thor·ic  (pl-thôrk, -thr-, plth-rk)
adj.
1.
a. Excessive in quantity; superabundant: "this successful industry of England, with its plethoric wealth" (Thomas Carlyle).
b. Excessive in style; turgid: plethoric prose.
2. Characterized by an overabundance of blood.
ple·thori·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.plethoric - excessively abundant
overabundant, rife
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
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plethoric [pleˈθɒrɪk] ADJ → pletórico
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