Overcloy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overcloy is a verb meaning (transitive, dated) To fill beyond satiety.
Meaning
(transitive, dated) To fill beyond satiety.
Example Sentences
He neuer pleaſd his fathers eyes till now, / Nor fild my hart with ouer cloying ioyes.
A sort of vagabonds, rascals, and runaways, / A scum of Bretons, and base lackey peasants, / Whom their o'er-cloyed country vomits forth / To desperate ventures and assured destruction.
Word Forms
- overcloys
- overcloying
- overcloyed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include accloy, overload, overdose, overlade, overcram, surfeit.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.