stuffed

British  

/ stʌft /

adjective

1. filled with something, esp (of poultry and other food) filled with stuffing

2. (foll by up) (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus

3. slang an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person

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Example Sentences

Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Next she took the ice pack, stuffed it into the sweatshirt, and duct taped it all around Sue’s arm, shoulder, and neck.

From Literature

The Bank of Japan has been slowing the pace of its bond purchases and, after years of buying, pension funds and insurers are stuffed full longer-dated bonds needed to match future payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Photos and fliers lined the walls, road cases were stuffed with memorabilia, and the sound of early demos played on actual tape recorders filled the space.

From Los Angeles Times

My email inbox is starting to resemble the mailbox at my front door: stuffed full with junk mail and promos, with an important note tucked in here and there.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• filled
• jammed
• loaded
• packed