Plethoric
/pləˈθɔːr.ɪk/noun
Excessively full or abundant, especially to the point of being overfed or overrich.
Did you know?Plethoric comes from Greek *plēthōra*, “fullness” or “excess,” a medical term tied to bodily overabundance long before it became a word for wealth and abundance.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
πληθώρα (plēthōra)
“fullness, abundance, excess”
Late Greek
Greek
πληθωρικός (plēthōrikos)
“full or excessive”
Late Latin
Latin
plethoricus
“relating to fullness or excess”
16th Century
English
plethorick / plethoric
“full, overabundant, excessively full”
Modern English
English
plethoric
“excessively full or abundant”