plethoric
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ple·thor·ic
(plĕ-thôr′ĭk, -thŏr′-, plĕth′ə-rĭk)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·thor′i·cal·ly adv.
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ple•thor•ic
(plɛˈθɔr ɪk, -ˈθɒr-, ˈplɛθ ə rɪk)adj.
1. turgid; overinflated: a plethoric speech.
2. characterized by plethora.
[1610–20]
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Adj. 1. plethoric - excessively abundant
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
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