over-stuffed

o·ver-stuff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver stuhf]
- /ˈoʊ vər stʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver stuhf]
- /ˈoʊ vər stʌf/

Definitions of over-stuffed word

adjective over-stuffed stuffed or filled to excess. 1
adjective over-stuffed Furniture. having the entire frame covered by stuffing and upholstery, so that only decorative woodwork or the like is exposed: an overstuffed sofa. 1
adjective over-stuffed filled with tedious or extraneous material; overlong: an overstuffed biography. 1
adjective over-stuffed obese; corpulent: an overstuffed man who was a compulsive eater. 1
verb with object over-stuffed to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold. 1
verb with object over-stuffed Furniture. to cover completely with deep upholstery. 1

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Origin of over-stuffed

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; overstuff + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Over-stuffed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-stuffed

over-stuffed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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