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Adverb [English]

IPA: /plɛˈθɒɹɪkli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /plɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pləˈθɔɹək(ə)li/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-plethorically.oga Forms: more plethorically [comparative], most plethorically [superlative]
Etymology: 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)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleh₁-}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adverb}} adverb, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{suffix|en|plethoric|ally|pos2=suffix forming adverbs from adjectives}} plethoric + -ally (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives), {{inh|en|enm|plectorik|t=swollen, plethoric; a swelling, plethora}} Middle English plectorik (“swollen, plethoric; a swelling, plethora”), {{nb...|plectoric, plettorik, plettorike|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{der|en|LL.|plethoricus}} Late Latin plethoricus, {{der|en|grc-koi|πληθωρικός|t=plethoric}} Koine Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós, “plethoric”), {{der|en|grc|πληθώρα|t=plethora}} Ancient Greek πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “plethora”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pleh₁-|t=to fill}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”), {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-adv}} plethorically (comparative more plethorically, superlative most plethorically)
  1. In a plethoric manner: excessively, overabundantly. Related terms: plethora, plethoretical [obsolete, rare], plethoretic [obsolete], plethoric, plethorical [archaic], plethorous [rare], plethory [archaic, obsolete] Translations (in a plethoric manner — see also excessively): pléthoriquement (French), pletoricamente (Italian), pletorički [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a plethoric manner — see also excessively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pletorički"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plethorically"
}

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