Overfed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Overfed is an adjective meaning Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
Meaning
Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of overfeed
Example Sentences
He allowed his ‘boy’—an overfed young negro from the coast—to treat the white men, under his very eyes, with provoking insolence.
Was this stupid system, so cruel, so crushing, and producing at the top such absurd results as flashy, insolent autos and silly palaces and overfed, overdressed women, and dogs in jeweled collars, and babies of wealth brought up by low menials—was this system really the best?
Synonyms for overfed
Depending on context, synonyms include nourished.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nourished, sated, high-fed, overnourished, overreplete, overhungry.
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