Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [oh-ver-stuhft]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌstʌft/
- /ˌəʊv.ə.ˈstʌft/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [oh-ver-stuhft]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌstʌft/
Definitions of overstuffed word
- adjective overstuffed stuffed or filled to excess. 1
- adjective overstuffed 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 overstuffed filled with tedious or extraneous material; overlong: an overstuffed biography. 1
- adjective overstuffed obese; corpulent: an overstuffed man who was a compulsive eater. 1
- verb with object overstuffed to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold. 1
- verb with object overstuffed Furniture. to cover completely with deep upholstery. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of overstuffed
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; overstuff + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Overstuffed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overstuffed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overstuffed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overstuffed
adjective overstuffed
- outsize — an uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average.
Top questions with overstuffed
- how to reupholster an overstuffed chair?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with o
- Words starting with ov
- Words starting with ove
- Words starting with over
- Words starting with overs
- Words starting with overst
- Words starting with overstu
- Words starting with overstuf
- Words starting with overstuff
- Words starting with overstuffe
- Words starting with overstuffed