re|plete´ness

re|plete´ness
re|plete «rih PLEET», adjective.
1. abundantly supplied; filled: »

The Disneyland tour was replete with unexpected thrills.

SYNONYM(S): full, abounding.
2. sated (with food or drink); gorged: »

The old men would sit at their tables, replete and sleepy (H. G. Wells).

[< Middle French replète < Latin replētus, past participle of plēre < re- again + plēre to fill, related to plēnus full]
re|plete´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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