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Word entry · 7 letters

surfeit

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"Excess"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɜː.fɪt/Part of speech noun, verbSorted efirstuStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An excessive amount or overindulgence.

Word origin

From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.

Used in a sentence

  • If it proceed from the third occaſion, which is ſurfeit of Meats and Drinks, either natural or unnatural, then the ſigns are theſe ; […]
  • “We are surfeit with sons of vassals of the king,” the merchant said.
  • A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.

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