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plethoric

plethoric

1 9.9
Too full or containing too much of something
  • adjective
  • /plɛˈθɔrɪk/
translation icon : pletróico
  • His plethoric collection of books filled every shelf in his house.

Examples

  • Plus, in my house, it's plethoric as Christmas.

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  • The garden was plethoric with colorful flowers, making it a beautiful sight.

  • After the heavy rain, the river became plethoric, overflowing its banks.

Synonyms

ample
vsplethoric
104 3.7

More than enough for what is needed

is similar but frames the surplus as excessive and undesirable
abundant
vsplethoric
77 3.0

Present in large amounts or more than needed

implies too much to the point of excess and dislike
plentiful
vsplethoric
48 2.5

There is more than enough of something

carries a stronger sense of being excessively full and unwanted
rife
vsplethoric
29 5.6

Very common, especially when it is bad or harmful

relates to being overly full rather than just being widespread
bountiful
vsplethoric
19 4.9

Having a lot of something, especially food or things grown in a garden

casts that generosity as excessive and overflowing in a bad way
to overflowing with
vsplethoric
15 2.9

Full of a lot of something, often too much

focuses more on being overfull and undesirably overflowing
profuse
vsplethoric
4 6.5

Produced or given in large amounts

leans further toward being overfull and negatively excessive
overfull
vsplethoric
1 5.5

Contains more goods than people want to buy

highlights the same excessive filling with an unpleasant tone
overabundant
vsplethoric
1 5.8

More than is needed or wanted

is the same excess but more strongly negative or overflowing
superabundant
vsplethoric
1 8.4

Much more of something than is needed

is similar but emphasizes overfull and undesirable surplus
plenteous
vsplethoric
  • Archaic
7.5

Having a lot of something, like food or rain

suggests the same abundance but with excess that feels wrong

Antonyms

insufficient
86 3.6

Not enough in amount or quality to meet a need

deficient
35 4.3

Not having enough of something needed

How Abundant

plethoric
1 9.9
plentiful
48 2.5
ample
104 3.7

Surface Forms

plethoric positive

Morphology

plethoric = plethora (transparent) = plethora + ic

Formed by straightforward adjectival derivation from the noun 'plethora' using the productive suffix '-ic'; the meaning 'overfull/excessive' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Plethoric comes from the Greek root plēthō, which means 'to be full', and it shares the same root as the English word plethora. So, imagine a cup so full it spills — plethoric describes something 'too full' or having 'too much'.