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
Phil’s overfull centennial season, its entertainments already having consumed much of our smoggy city’s available arts oxygen, only really began Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2018
She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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