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pletórico

overflowing

adjective pleh-TOH-ree-koh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: From Greek plethōrikos, via Latin plēthoricus, relating to fullness or excess.

Also means

brimming

Usage Note

Pletórico expresses an abundance that is positive and energetic — most often pletórico de energía or pletórico de salud. It is slightly formal or literary and rarely refers to negative excess. The feminine form is pletórica; it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. It is not interchangeable with lleno (full), which is neutral and concrete.

Examples

"El equipo llegó pletórico de energía al partido."

Natural Translation

The team arrived brimming with energy for the match.

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