spoon-fed

[spoon-fed]

adjective

1. fed with a spoon.

2. treated with excessive solicitude; pampered.

3. given no opportunity to act or think for oneself.

   Having always been spoon-fed, I couldn't meet the challenge of college.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon-fed¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Surely, the viewer can put two and two together on their own to decipher a deeper meaning within the text without the message being spoon-fed to them.

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Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.

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"I spoon-fed the police," she explains with exasperation as she shows us print-outs of text messages and voicemails.

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The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.

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He believes viewers should be active participants and not just have everything spoon-fed to them.

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