overstuffed
Americanadjective
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stuffed or filled to excess.
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Furniture. having the entire frame covered by stuffing and upholstery, so that only decorative woodwork or the like is exposed.
an overstuffed sofa.
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filled with tedious or extraneous material; overlong.
an overstuffed biography.
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obese; corpulent.
an overstuffed man who was a compulsive eater.
Etymology
Origin of overstuffed
Example Sentences
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He included photos of Pinky, headless and forsaken, but safe amid piles of overstuffed filing boxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
At times, however, the prose can feel overstuffed, as if mirroring the abundance of the dictionary it celebrates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
It can feel overstuffed, and some sections of this thematically arranged presentation can feel tenuously connected to the central idea of “what it means to be human in the face of sweeping technological changes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
While some have praised it as a feast, others have found it overstuffed, with some undercooked morsels behind the impressive presentation.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Heaving her overstuffed carpetbag up onto the bench across from me, I undid the clasp.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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