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overstuffed

[oh-ver-stuhft]

adjective

  1. stuffed or filled to excess.

  2. Furniture.having the entire frame covered by stuffing and upholstery, so that only decorative woodwork or the like is exposed.

    an overstuffed sofa.

  3. filled with tedious or extraneous material; overlong.

    an overstuffed biography.

  4. obese; corpulent.

    an overstuffed man who was a compulsive eater.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of overstuffed1

First recorded in 1920–25; overstuff + -ed 2
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And just like those cases, such an overstuffed film would not work without the right star to reduce the cinematic clutter.

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There was also frustration in the country over what was seen as struggles to deliver on big promises - an agenda that was "overfilled, overstuffed", said Mr Wells - and his handling of files like immigration.

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And yet, Markle’s show isn’t just another entry into an overstuffed genre.

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“Emilia Pérez” can be exasperating at times, overstuffed and self-consciously theatrical.

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Wrapped in a cozy gray cardigan, she’s sitting cross-legged on a sofa, shoes off, with an overstuffed pillow in her lap.

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