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plethoric

 
Dictionary: ple·thor·ic   (plĕ-thôr'ĭk, -thŏr'-, plĕth'ə-rĭk) pronunciation
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adj.
    1. Excessive in quantity; superabundant: "this successful industry of England, with its plethoric wealth" (Thomas Carlyle).
    2. Excessive in style; turgid: plethoric prose.
  2. Characterized by an overabundance of blood.
plethorically ple·thor'i·cal·ly adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: excessively abundant
  Synonyms: overabundant, rife

 
 
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