overstuffed
[ oh-ver-stuhft ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌstʌft /
adjective
stuffed or filled to excess.
Furniture.
having the entire frame covered by stuffing and upholstery, so that only decorative woodwork or the like is exposed: an overstuffed sofa.
filled with tedious or extraneous material; overlong: an overstuffed biography.
obese; corpulent: an overstuffed man who was a compulsive eater.
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Definition for over-stuffed (2 of 2)
overstuff
[ oh-ver-stuhf ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈstʌf /
verb (used with object)
to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
Furniture.
to cover completely with deep upholstery.
Example sentences from the Web for over-stuffed
Three doors away, the old queen lay on the heap of over-stuffed mattresses, nestled in the center of an immense four-poster bed.
Captives of the Flame |Samuel R. DelanyLo, Finny, said she, have a seat on the over-stuffed furniture.
Betty Lee, Sophomore |David Goodger (goodger@python.org)The over-stuffed furniture of the four-room apartment was sold.
Gigolo |Edna FerberThere was a scurrying aboard ship for couches and over-stuffed chairs.
Hunters Out of Space |Joseph Everidge Kelleam
British Dictionary definitions for over-stuffed
overstuff
/ (ˌəʊvəˈstʌf) /
verb (tr)
to force too much into
to cover (furniture) entirely with upholstery