单词 | repletory |
释义 | repletoryadj. Now rare. Of the nature of or characterized by repletion; repletive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > filling repletive1565 filling1626 impregning1642 impletive1647 repletory1790 1790 Short Journey in W. Indies I. 63 A kind of repletory lull took place, and a bumper of Mother Allen's claret was proposed and filled. 1852 W. Hamilton Discuss. Philos. & Lit. 683 A University, as an intellectual gymnasium, should consider, that its ‘mental dietetic’ is tonic, not repletory. 1862 Musical World 4 Jan. 3/1 Alceste still secures an excellent house when announced, and..the new ballet, played Mondays and Fridays, has the like repletory results. 1898 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 8 252 In the nervous system, the (epiblastic) neuroglia takes a very prominent part in the repletory function. 1959 A. Helman Suriname iv. 98 There is a new satisfaction in the new world, a new security that is just as repletory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1790 |
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