repletoryadj.
/rᵻˈpliːt(ə)ri/, U.S. /rəˈplidəri/, /ˈripləˌtɔri/ Now rare.
Of the nature of or characterized by repletion; repletive.
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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).
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