Over-stuffed


[oh-ver-stuhft] /ˈoʊ vərˌstʌft/

adjective
1.
stuffed or filled to excess.
2.
Furniture. having the entire frame covered by stuffing and upholstery, so that only decorative woodwork or the like is exposed:
an overstuffed sofa.
3.
filled with tedious or extraneous material; overlong:
an overstuffed biography.
4.
obese; corpulent:
an overstuffed man who was a compulsive eater.
[oh-ver-stuhf] /ˌoʊ vərˈstʌf/
verb (used with object)
1.
to force too much into:
If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
2.
Furniture. to cover completely with deep upholstery.
/ˌəʊvəˈstʌf/
verb (transitive)
1.
to force too much into
2.
to cover (furniture) entirely with upholstery
adj.

also overstuffed, of furniture, “completely covered with a thick layer of stuffing,” 1883, from over- + past participle of stuff (v.).

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