Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Upholstered thickly and deeply: Describes furniture, especially chairs and sofas, that is filled with a very large amount of soft padding or stuffing, making it appear plump, soft, and deeply cushioned.
   • Excessively filled or packed: Describes something that is filled beyond a normal or comfortable capacity, often implying a lack of space or an excessive amount of content.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The overstuffed armchair was so comfortable that he fell asleep in it immediately. (The chair was deeply padded and very soft.)
  • After the holiday meal, I felt completely overstuffed. (I felt excessively full of food.)
  • Her suitcase was overstuffed and wouldn't close. (The suitcase was packed too full.)

Advanced Usage

• "overstuffed with": Used to indicate an excessive amount of a particular thing contained within something else.
  • The report was overstuffed with unnecessary technical jargon. (The report contained an excessive and overwhelming amount of jargon.)
  • The museum's exhibit felt overstuffed with artifacts, leaving no room for contemplation. (The exhibit was packed too densely with items.)

Variants and Related Words

• Overstuff (verb): To fill something too full.
  • Be careful not to overstuff the washing machine.
• Stuffing (noun): The soft material used to fill cushions, furniture, or toys.
• Stuffed (adjective): Filled tightly. (Note: "Stuffed" is the base form; "overstuffed" intensifies it to mean excessively so.)

Synonyms

• Padded: Filled with soft material.
• Cushioned: Provided with cushions or padding.
• Bloated: Swollen or excessively filled (often used for non-physical things like writing or budgets).
• Crammed: Packed tightly and completely full.

Antonyms

• Sparse: Thinly scattered or distributed.
• Firm: Solid, not soft or deeply cushioned.
• Understuffed: Having insufficient padding or filling.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Overstuffed chair/sofa": A very common collocation specifically for furniture.
  • The library had a cozy corner with an overstuffed chair and a reading lamp.
• "Overstuffed feeling": A common way to describe the physical sensation of having eaten too much.
  • The Thanksgiving dinner left everyone with an overstuffed feeling.

Adjective

1. upholstered thickly and deeply
   • an overstuffed sofa