plethoric
Stuffed beyond capacity
Plethoric describes something characterized by excess or overabundance.
In medical contexts, it specifically refers to a ruddy complexion caused by an excess of blood or red blood cells, giving someone a flushed, florid appearance.
More broadly, plethoric can describe anything marked by superfluity or overfulness: a plethoric style weighted down with adjectives or a plethoric budget that invited wasteful spending.
The word carries connotations of unhealthy excess rather than generous plenty.
Existing in excess
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- glutExcessive surplus
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- redundantExceeding what's needed
immoderate · inordinate · extravagant · exorbitant · overkill · oversupply · overwrought · overblown
Existing in abundance
- plentifulExisting in abundance
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
- ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
teeming · replete · myriad · abounding · innumerable · voluminous · plenteous · fecund
Blocked by overcrowding
- ruddyReddish in complexion
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- flushedReddened from emotion
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
rubicund · hyperemic · red-faced · full-blooded · apoplectic · polycythemia · erythema
overabundant
Existing in excess
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- glutExcessive surplus
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
redundant · immoderate · inordinate · extravagant · exorbitant · overkill · oversupply · overwrought · overblown · overdone
copious
Existing in abundance
profuse · teeming · replete · myriad · abounding · innumerable · voluminous · plenteous · fecund · luxuriant
congested
Blocked by overcrowding
sanguine · rubicund · hyperemic · red-faced · full-blooded · apoplectic · polycythemia · erythema
engorged
Swollen from excess filling
stuffed · satiated · glutted · surfeited · overfull · overstuffed · congested · tumid · puffy · bulging