adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of overfeed form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.

   "He allowed his ‘boy’—an overfed young negro from the coast—to treat the white men, under his very eyes, with provoking insolence."

Adjective

1. 1
   too well nourished wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

allayedbloatedburstingchokedcloyedcongested

Example

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"He allowed his ‘boy’—an overfed young negro from the coast—to treat the white men, under his very eyes, with provoking insolence."

Etymology

From over- + fed.

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