Definition of OVERFULL

overfull

Plural: overfulls

Adjective Satellite

  • exceeding demand

Adj

  • excessively filled; full to overflowing

Noun

  • A full house that beats someone else's full house.

Adjective

  • Too completely filled; packed beyond capacity.

Examples

  • My mental dictionary felt overfull after studying so many two-letter words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English overful, overfulle, from Old English oferfull (“overfull”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *uberfullaz; equivalent to over- + full. Cognate with German übervoll (“overfull”), Swedish överfull (“overfull”).

Synonyms

glutted

Antonyms

underfull

Scrabble Score: 14

overfull: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overfull: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overfull: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

overfull: valid Words With Friends Word