overfull

[ oh-ver-fool ]

adjective

1. excessively full:

   The auditorium was overfull.

overfull

/ ˌəʊvəˈfʊl /

adjective

1. excessively full; overflowing

Other Words From

• over·fullness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overfull¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English oferfull. See over-, full ¹

Example Sentences

It’s likely that Mars Sample Return’s budget partly caused the layoffs, but they also came down to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory having an overfull plate of planetary missions and suffering budget cuts.

From Salon

Or, if the way you eat leaves you perpetually hungry, tired and cranky — or perhaps overfull, lethargic and uncomfortable — there’s clearly room for positive change.

From Seattle Times

They slept on their own lawns or in parks, and in the cold March air, some wound up as pneumonia cases in the already overfull hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times

Afghans fleeing their country in recent weeks have braved hardships from violent retaliation to closed borders and overfull flights.

From Washington Post

She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground.

From Literature

Related Words

• filled