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Definition of "overfed" []

  • Excessively fed, fed too much. (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of overfeed. (verb)

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Use "overfed" in a sentence
  • "But the pigeons of London are squat and swollen and angry, glaring at you with the squat reluctance to move that I’ve only seen in overfed housecats; screw you, buddy, they say silently, I’ve got a place here."
  • "Dodos kept in captivity could just have been overfed, which is why they tended to look much fatter than other birds of a similar shape and size."
  • "Although at least 50 percent of the U.S. population is considered obese or "overfed," many people suffer from some of the same micronutrient deficiencies as malnourished people here in sub-Saharan Africa because of over consumption of high-fat and highly processed foods -- yet another ironic thing Americans and Africans have in common."