单词 | overfed |
释义 | overfedadj.n. Fed too much, fed to excess. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who have been overfed as a class. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [adjective] > over-fed, gorged, or sated full of foodOE surfeitousc1390 repletea1400 satiate1440 fulsome1447 overfed1579 surfeited1584 gorged1594 overgorged1607 gluttoneda1658 saturated1658 throat-full1681 quat?c1730 stalled1740 englutted1814 cloyed1830 stodged1873 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 56 These grosse, corpulent, and ouer-fedde bodies doe encounter Nature. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles x. 3 Snores..Made louder by the orefed breast, Of this most pompous maryage Feast. View more context for this quotation 1698 J. Crowne Caligula i. 10 Damn 'em, they're over-fed; the mutt'ring sounds Came from full Bowels. 1790 ‘A. Pasquin’ Brown Jugs in Postscript to New Bath Guide vi. 61 She seems dos'd like an over-fed Cat. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 100 Like an over-fed infant. 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall III. xxxiv. 51 A..great, big, broad, stout, over-fed looking fellow. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 557 The worst instances of psoriasis are found in the overfed. 1976 C. Bermant Coming Home i. vii. 97 There is nothing more depressing to the overfed than the debris of the last meal. 1997 R. Porter Greatest Benefit to Mankind xii. 392 These were spartan measures, but they worked well on an overfed, overdrugged and stressed-out generation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1579 |
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