replete Definition
re·plete (ri plēt′)
adjective
- well-filled or plentifully supplied
- stuffed with food and drink; gorged
Etymology: ME < OFr replet < L repletus, pp. of replere < re-, again + plere, to fill: see full
noun
honey pot (sense )
replete Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- drama: The series of six games was replete with drama, Soviet paranoia and sinister computer geeks.
- error: Further, the document is replete with grammatical errors, typing errors, and in general, makes no sense.
- example: Biblical mythology is replete with examples of the efficacy of the word.
- image: This frontier town is a tobacco center replete with piracy images because it represents the first port of call of very cheap tobacco.
- detail: Indeed, the book is replete with descriptive detail.
Modifying Another Word
- so: These sites are so replete with cultural and social meanings that no theme or agenda would match their richness.
- also: Yet our scriptures are also replete with examples of Chest's uniqueness.
- often: Online articles are often replete with cutting-edge information on just about every topic.
- now: Europe is now replete with sustainably produced timber from forests which also benefit the environment when the wood is growing.
- not: Glucose tolerance and insulin secretion were related to vitamin D status in depleted but not replete subjects.
- still: The subject is still replete with ambiguity and uncertainty.
Used with adjective complement
- come: It comes replete with coffee making facilities, the primary accent colors and light wood furniture adding to the effect.
- find: This ideology, I argue, descends from the very nineteenth century scholarship that it now finds replete with fantasies.
- feel: By the end of the deliciously protracted meal, the whole team, even Teal'c, was almost fully recovered and feeling comfortably replete.
- retire: We had a good meal and retired replete to the boat.
Browse dictionary entries near replete
- ‹ replenish
- ‹ repleader
- ‹ Replay Attack
- ‹ replacing
- ‹ replacement
- ‹ replaced
- ‹ replace
- ‹ repine
- ‹ rephrase
- ‹ repetitive strain (or stress) injury
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