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ˈoverˈfull, a.
[OE. oferfull = OHG. ubarfol, intoxicated, Goth. ufarfulls: see over- 24, 28.]
Excessively full, too full.
a1000Lamb. Ps. lxxvii. 65 (Bosw.) Crapulatus (glossed) oferfull. a1225Ancr. R. 160 Þeos þreo maner men habbeð ine heouene mid ouer fulle mede. 1590Shakes. Mids. N. i. i. 113 But being ouer-full of selfe-affaires, My minde did lose it. 1825J. Neal Bro. Jonathan III. 317 His heart was overfull. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 560 The stomach dilates and becomes over-full.
Hence ˌoverˈfullness.
1612Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 199 Repletion or overfulnesse, as well as too much fasting is to be avoided. 1884M. D. Conway in Manch. Exam. 2 July 5/4 His great heart burst with its overfullness of emotion and energy. |