replete

[ ri-pleet ]

adjective

1. abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with ):

   a speech replete with sentimentality.

2. stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

   Synonyms: satiated

3. complete:

   a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.

noun

1. Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.

replete

/ rɪˈpliːt /

adjective

1. often foll by with copiously supplied (with); abounding (in)
2. having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated

Derived Forms

• reˈpletely, adverb
• reˈpleteness, noun

Other Words From

• re·pletely adverb
• re·pleteness noun
• re·pletive adjective
• re·pletive·ly adverb
• unre·plete adjective
• unre·pleteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replete¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English repleet, from Middle French replet, from Latin replētus, past participle of replēre “to fill up,” equivalent to re- “again, again and again” + plē(re) “to fill” (akin to plēnus “full”) + -tus past participle suffix; re-, full ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of replete¹

C14: from Latin replētus , from replēre to refill, from re- + plēre to fill

Example Sentences

But those who really know L.A. can tell you it’s a pleasure to stroll through, replete with blooming bougainvillea, rich history and street vendors and shops.

From Los Angeles Times

What is less comprehensible is state suicide by a democratic republic, replete with the constitutional protections of free speech, due process and public referendum.

From Salon

The transcript is replete with references to the possibility of the Chinese government using TikTok to manipulate content that Americans see, perhaps to shape or alter their views on foreign and domestic issues.

From Salon

It's a movement that imagines itself to be intellectually heady, replete with allusions to ancient writers and philosophers that mostly go unread.

From Salon

The panel was replete with reactionaries whose alleged "liberal" pasts are asserted or assumed, yet not in evidence.

From Salon

Related Words

• awash
• filled
• loaded
• rife