"overstuffed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈəʊvəstʌft/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊvɚstʌft/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-overstuffed.ogg [Australia] Forms: more overstuffed [comparative], most overstuffed [superlative]
Etymology: ] over- + stuffed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|stuffed}} over- + stuffed Head templates: {{en-adj}} overstuffed (comparative more overstuffed, superlative most overstuffed)
  1. Filled beyond capacity.
    Sense id: en-overstuffed-en-adj-3UhSffJH
  2. Of a piece of upholstered furniture, such as a chair or sofa: Covered completely and deeply with upholstery or overstuffing.
    Sense id: en-overstuffed-en-adj-rjfJYB6g

Verb

IPA: /ˈəʊvəstʌft/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊvɚstʌft/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-overstuffed.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: ] over- + stuffed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|stuffed}} over- + stuffed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overstuffed
  1. simple past and past participle of overstuff. Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overstuff
    Sense id: en-overstuffed-en-verb-4PKquOW7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 19 25 56

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