English - Adjective
REPLETE (_comparative_ MORE REPLETE, _superlative_ MOST REPLETE)
* Abounding.
* 1730, Jonathan Swift, "The Pheasant and the Lark":
A peacock reign'd, whose glorious sway
His subjects with delight obey:
His tail was beauteous to behold,
REPLETE with goodly eyes and gold.
* 1759, Samuel Johnson, _Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia_, ch. 12:
I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind REPLETE with images.
* 1843, Charles Dickens, _Martin Chuzzlewit_, ch. 44:
"Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice REPLETE with venerable associations."
* 1916, Elbert Hubbard, _Little Journeys: Volume 8—Great Philosophers_, "Seneca":
History is REPLETE with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.
* Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.
* 1901, Bret Harte, "Three Vagabonds of Trinidad" in _Under the Redwoods_:
And what an afternoon! To lie, after this feast, on their bellies in the grass, REPLETE like animals . . . .
* 1913, Jack London, _The Valley of the Moon_, ch. 15:
In the evening, REPLETE with deer meat, resting on his elbow and smoking his after-supper cigarette, he said . . . .
SYNONYMS
* (abounding): plentiful, abundant
* (gorged): stuffed
RELATED TERMS
* repletion
TRANSLATIONS
replete (comparative more replete, superlative most replete)
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Abounding.
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1730, Jonathan Swift, "The Pheasant and the Lark":
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A peacock reign'd, whose glorious sway
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His subjects with delight obey:
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His tail was beauteous to behold,
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Replete with goodly eyes and gold.
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1759, Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, Prince
of Abyssinia, ch. 12:
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I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind replete with images.
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1843, Charles Dickens, Martin
Chuzzlewit, ch. 44:
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"Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice replete
with venerable associations."
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1916, Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys:
Volume 8—Great Philosophers, "Seneca":
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History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.
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Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.
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1901, Bret Harte, "Three Vagabonds of Trinidad" in Under the Redwoods:
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And what an afternoon! To lie, after this feast, on their bellies in the grass, replete like animals . . . .
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1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon, ch. 15:
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In the evening, replete with deer meat, resting on his elbow and smoking his after-supper cigarette, he said . . . .