overfull
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- overfullness noun
Etymology
Origin of overfull
before 1000; Middle English; Old English oferfull. See over-, full 1
Example Sentences
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Before she knew it, the rest of the cake was gone and she felt overfull.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
It’s likely that Mars Sample Return’s budget partly caused the layoffs, but they also came down to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory having an overfull plate of planetary missions and suffering budget cuts.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
Or, if the way you eat leaves you perpetually hungry, tired and cranky — or perhaps overfull, lethargic and uncomfortable — there’s clearly room for positive change.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
They slept on their own lawns or in parks, and in the cold March air, some wound up as pneumonia cases in the already overfull hospitals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2023
When she unzipped her overfull backpack, The Maltese Falcon tumbled out.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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