Glutted

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Experiencing an overwhelming state of fullness due to overeating or excessive supply Reached a level of saturation where no additional items can be accommodated Encountering a condition where further consumption is not feasible due to excess
2. Having an overabundance of something to the point that additional amounts are unnecessary or unwanted
3. Being supplied beyond normal capacity, causing no further intake or acceptance to be desired

Etymology: The verb "glut" once described eating, not stuffing. Its Middle English form, "glotien" or "glotten," came from Old French "gloter" and related forms that meant "to eat greedily." Those French words traced back to Latin "gluttire," meaning "to swallow," which is also the ancestor of "glutton." The same root lies behind French "engloutir," "to devour," so the idea of gulping down food ran through the whole family. Over time the sense moved from the act of gobbling to the result of having had too much. Once you have swallowed more than you can hold, you are glutted, and the meaning extended to any supply that overflows a market or a space. Someone who is glutted is therefore full to the point of being unable to take more, which is where the verb's current senses begin.

Synonyms: sated, overfilled, satisfied

Antonyms: emptied, depleted, starved