Overbundled

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Carrying or containing too many packages or items; overloaded with bundles or collections; burdened by an excessive number of wrapped or grouped objects
2. Being supplied or equipped with more bundles than necessary; having a surplus of packed units; encumbered by an abundance of aggregated parcels
3. Describing a state where too many bundles are present or transported; excessively clustered or grouped items; overwhelmed by an overabundance of bundled materials

Etymology: "Overbundled" is a plain compound of "over-" and "bundled," the past participle of the verb "bundle." The prefix goes back to Old English "ofer," meaning "above" or "beyond," so the word means something has been bundled beyond the usual amount. The verb "bundle" comes from the noun "bundel," a Middle English word likely borrowed from Dutch or Middle Low German, where it relates to "binden," meaning "to bind." The sense of being wrapped up has shifted over time. To "bundle" originally meant to tie things together into a unit, like sticks of firewood. Later it came to describe people, as in being bundled up in coats and scarves against the cold. That makes "overbundled" most often a picture of a person swaddled in too many layers, though the word can also describe a load of parcels.

Synonyms: overpacked, overloaded, overfilled, overwrapped

Antonyms: underbundled, unbundled, underpacked, unpacked