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understuffed

stuff
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stuhf]
    • /stʌf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stuhf]
    • /stʌf/

Definitions of understuffed word

  • noun understuffed the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff. 1
  • noun understuffed material to be worked upon or to be used in making something: wood, steel, and other stuff for building. 1
  • noun understuffed material of some unspecified kind: a cushion filled with some soft stuff. 1
  • noun understuffed Chiefly British. woven material or fabric, especially wool. 1
  • noun understuffed property, as personal belongings or equipment; things. 1
  • noun understuffed something to be swallowed, as food, drink, or medicine. 1
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Origin of understuffed

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) late Middle English stuffen to equip, furnish < Old French estoffer literally, to stuff < Frankish *stopfōn, *stoppōn (see stop); (noun) Middle English < Old French estoffe, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Understuffed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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understuffed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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