# plethoric

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈplɛθəɹɪk/

## Definitions
1. Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood.
2. Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied.
3. Full or excessively full.

## Etymology
From Late Latin plethoricus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós), from πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “plethora”). By surface analysis, plethora + -ic.

## Source
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