overful (B1)
adjective
Definition
overful means excessively filled; full to overflowing. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as overful.
A overful tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became overful after the announcement.
How to Use overful
- overful + noun (collocation)
- Use overful before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a overful reaction."
- become overful (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became overful near the end."
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