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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