overfull

[ oh-ver-fool ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈfʊl /

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adjective

excessively full: The auditorium was overfull.

Origin of overfull

before 1000; Middle English; Old English oferfull.See over-, full¹

OTHER WORDS FROM overfull

o·ver·full·ness, noun

Words nearby overfull

overflight, overflow, overfly, overfold, overfond, overfull, overfunding, overgarment, overgear, overgeneralization, overgeneralize

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Example sentences from the Web for overfull

Having fed full and overfull, they desired more by reason of their long hunger for meat and the hard vigor of their lives.
Jan|A. J. Dawson
All were slain but we three, for they were overfull with rowers and soldiers and cared not for more slaves.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard
The college is overfull at present, and yet no girls wish to use the attics.
The Girls of St. Wode's|L. T. Meade
He could now allow himself a brief relaxation, and for once his grip was nerveless, for his heart was overfull.
A Prairie Courtship|Harold Bindloss

If the tressing in or tuck of a ship's quarter under water hangs deep, or is overfull, they say she has a fat quarter.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for overfull

overfull

/ (ˌəʊvəˈfʊl) /

adjective

excessively full; overflowing

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单词	overfull
释义	overfull [ oh-ver-fool ] / ˈoʊ vərˈfʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overfull ON THESAURUS.COM adjective excessively full: The auditorium was overfull. Origin of overfull before 1000; Middle English; Old English oferfull.See over-, full¹ OTHER WORDS FROM overfull o·ver·full·ness, noun Words nearby overfull overflight, overflow, overfly, overfold, overfond, overfull, overfunding, overgarment, overgear, overgeneralization, overgeneralize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overfull Having fed full and overfull, they desired more by reason of their long hunger for meat and the hard vigor of their lives. Jan\|A. J. Dawson All were slain but we three, for they were overfull with rowers and soldiers and cared not for more slaves. Ulric the Jarl\|William O. Stoddard The college is overfull at present, and yet no girls wish to use the attics. The Girls of St. Wode's\|L. T. Meade He could now allow himself a brief relaxation, and for once his grip was nerveless, for his heart was overfull. A Prairie Courtship\|Harold Bindloss If the tressing in or tuck of a ship's quarter under water hangs deep, or is overfull, they say she has a fat quarter. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for overfull overfull / (ˌəʊvəˈfʊl) / adjective excessively full; overflowing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overfull filled, unduly, exceedingly, too, extremely, inordinately, immensely, unjustifiably, overly, unreasonably, unjustly, unfairly, improperly, disproportionately, unnecessarily, full, crowded, jammed, stuffed, flush
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overfull

adjective

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adjective

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