plethorically
Syllables: ple·tho·ric·al·lyUK/plɛˈθɒɹɪkli//pləˈθɔɹək(ə)li/
plethorically adverb: in a plethoric manner: excessively, overabundantly.
Adverb
plethorically (comparative more plethorically, superlative most plethorically)
- In a plethoric manner: excessively, overabundantly.
- But the truth is,—and why should I not confess it?—I am not plethorically abounding in cash at this present. Merit, Heaven knows, is very little rewarded; but it does not become me to speak of myself. My motto is, 'contented with little, yet wishing for more.'1804 October 13, Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd, “Letters to Southey, Coleridge, Manning, and Wordsworth. [To Mr. [William] Wordsworth.]”, in The Letters of Charles Lamb, with a Sketch of His...
- Nevertheless, so pregnant is Life with evil as with good; to such height in an age rich, plethorically overgrown with means, can means be accumulated in the wrong place, and immeasurably aggravate wrong tendencies, instead of righting them, this sad and strange result may actually turn out to have...1832 July, [Thomas Carlyle], “Art. II.—1. Corn-Law Rhymes. Third Edition. 8vo. London: 1831. 2. Love; a Poem. By the Author of Corn-Law Rhymes. Third Edition. 8vo. London: 1831. 3. The Village...
Examples of plethorically in a sentence
- Old Chewke, the plethorically wealthy retired timber-merchant, formerly of Riga, went purposely two hours later to the Union Club that morning.1861 February, George Augustus Sala, “The Seven Sons of Mammon. A Story.”, in George Augustus Sala, editor, Temple Bar: A London Magazine...
- [T]he Maltese terrier was already snoring plethorically on his mistress's lap, in a manner quite disproportioned to his size, [...]1894, E[dith Anna] Œ[none] Somerville, Martin Ross [pseudonym; Violet Florence Martin], chapter V, in The Real Charlotte […], volume I...
- I find Judith plethorically romantic and just as plethorically "sophisticated," qualities that often go together in France's two leading theatrical petits maitres, Giraudoux and Anouilh.1968, John Gassner, edited by Glenn Loney, Dramatic Soundings: Evaluations and Retractions Culled from 30 Years of Dramatic Criticism, New...
Forms of plethorically
| comparative | more plethorically |
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| superlative | most plethorically |
Origin of plethorically
From plethoric + -ally (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives). Plethoric is derived from Middle English plectorik (“swollen, plethoric; a swelling, plethora”) [and other forms], from Late Latin plethoricus, plectoricus (“plethoric”), from Koine Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós, “plethoric”), from Ancient Greek πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “plethora”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to, in the manner of’, forming adjectives from nouns); πληθώρα (plēthṓra) is from πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness; generation of blood or humors by the body”) (from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be or become full, swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + -ᾱ (-ā) (variant of -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns from verbs)).
Questions about plethorically
- What does plethorically mean?
- Plethorically means in a plethoric manner: excessively, overabundantly.
- How do you use plethorically in a sentence?
- Old Chewke, the plethorically wealthy retired timber-merchant, formerly of Riga, went purposely two hours later to the Union Club that morning.
- What part of speech is plethorically?
- Plethorically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce plethorically?
- Plethorically is pronounced /plɛˈθɒɹɪkli/ (UK).
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