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overstuffed

adj
/ˈəʊvəstʌft/UK/ˈoʊvɚstʌft/US

Etymology

] From over- + stuffed.

  1. derived from *stoppōn✻ — “to clog up, block, fill”
  2. derived from stoffōn
  3. derived from estofe
  4. derived from stuffa
  5. inherited from stuf
  6. suffixed as stuffed — “stuff + ed”
  7. prefixed as overstuffed — “over + stuffed”

Definitions

  1. Filled beyond capacity.

    • He was so round and fat that his stomach looked like an overstuffed dumpling, with his waistcoat for a crust, and his mouth was drawn down at the corners in a plaintive way, which contrasted oddly with the fun that twinkled in his eyes.

  2. Of a piece of upholstered furniture, such as a chair or sofa

    Of a piece of upholstered furniture, such as a chair or sofa: Covered completely and deeply with upholstery or overstuffing.

  3. simple past and past participle of overstuff.

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