Tuesday 9 April 2013

The Word: Replete


Dictionary definition: abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with  ): a speech replete with sentimentality.
Stuffed or gorged with food and drink.
Complete

Origins: 1350–1400; Middle English repleet  < Middle French replet  < Latin replētus  past participle of replēre  to fill up ( re- re- + plē ( re ) to fill, akin to plēnus full1  + -tus  past participle suffix)

Use in a sentence: a speech replete with sentimentality

Synonyms: complete, crowded, abundant

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