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Word of the Day – Surfeit

By December 28, 2025Word of the Day

Surfeit (noun)

sur-fit

An excessive amount. / Excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking. 

250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait, Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo).

Example sentences

“The surfeit of food had left us all feeling a little groggy and overfed.”

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