noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Gluttony, the act of eating to excess. uncountable
2. 2
   eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of overeat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

gluttonygluttonygreedgulaintemperancerapacity

Example

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"I make it a rule not to eat too much, for it is plain that overeating is bad for the health."

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