overstuff

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verb

To stuff to excess.

OriginEnglish stuff ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

verboverstuff (third-person singular simple present overstuffs, present participle overstuffing, simple past and past participle overstuffed)

present singular third person overstuffs · participle present overstuffing · participle past overstuffed · past overstuffed

  1. transitiveTo stuff to excess.
  2. transitiveTo cover completely with soft upholstery.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishstuff
  8. Englishoverstuff

From over- + stuff.

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APA

overstuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstuff

MLA

“overstuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstuff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstuff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstuff.

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