ˈoverˈfull, a.
[OE. oferfull = OHG. ubarfol, intoxicated, Goth. ufarfulls: see over- 24, 28.]
Excessively full, too full.
| a 1000 Lamb. Ps. lxxvii. 65 (Bosw.) Crapulatus (glossed) oferfull. a 1225 Ancr. R. 160 Þeos þreo maner men habbeð ine heouene mid ouer fulle mede. 1590 Shakes. Mids. N. i. i. 113 But being ouer-full of selfe-affaires, My minde did lose it. 1825 J. Neal Bro. Jonathan III. 317 His heart was overfull. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 560 The stomach dilates and becomes over-full. |
Hence ˌoverˈfullness.
| 1612 Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 199 Repletion or overfulnesse, as well as too much fasting is to be avoided. 1884 M. D. Conway in Manch. Exam. 2 July 5/4 His great heart burst with its overfullness of emotion and energy. |