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• past tense form of stuff.
• past participle of stuff.

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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Explanation

If something is stuffed, it's packed full of material, like the giant stuffed rabbit you won at the country fair. If a person is stuffed, she's had too much to eat. You might sit back after eating an entire pizza and murmur, "I'm stuffed." If you're stuffed up, you've got a bad cold and your head is stuffed with mucous. When objects are stuffed, it's usually because they're full of stuffing, like a stuffed armchair or a stuffed animal. It was once common to insult someone who was pompous but ineffectual by calling him a "stuffed shirt."

Example Sentences

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Smoked stuffed peppers are another great option: Prepare the par-cooked rice-and-meat filling ahead, smoke a few tomatoes for the sauce, then let everything finish together while you mingle.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

The 2026 Tour de France isn’t even a week old and the 27-year-old Slovenian has already stuffed the entire 100-plus field into the trunk of a vintage Peugeot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

This is my wedding dress that I had stuffed in a suitcase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

As those Englishman of old know, when you go big-game hunting, someone usually gets stuffed.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Pooperman!” she cries, wrapping her arms around me and her stuffed puppy.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Related Words

• filled
• jammed
• loaded
• packed