plethoric

adjective

pleth·​o·​ric ˈplethərik 

plə̇ˈthȯr, 

-ˈthär-, 

-rēk

1

: marked by plethora

a plethoric condition

2

: marked by excess or profusion

that plethoric opulence

—Asiatic Annual Register

plethoric volumes which slumber in decorous old libraries

—J. H. Burton

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin plethoricus, from Greek plēthōrikos, from plēthōra plethora + -ikos -ic

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Rhymes for plethoric

• caloric
• dysphoric
• euphoric
• folkloric
• historic
• pyloric
• anaphoric
• metaphoric
• meteoric
• paregoric
• prehistoric
• pyrophoric