bellyful

noun

bel·​ly·​ful ˈbe-lē-ˌfu̇l 

: an excessive amount

a bellyful of advice

Synonyms

• excess
• fat
• overabundance
• overage
• overflow
• overkill
• overmuch
• overplus
• oversupply
• plethora
• plus
• redundancy
• superabundance
• superfluity
• surfeit
• surplus
• surplusage

Example Sentences

The movie provides a bellyful of laughs.

a bellyful of complaints about the new security procedures

Recent Examples on the Web

Go instead for the exquisite acting, the splendiferous set — and a bellyful of laughs. —Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 13 June 2019

Who wants to talk of destruction with a bellyful of ribs? —John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2019

On its way to skim the lake and grab a bellyful of water to drop on a nearby forest fire, a CL-215—also known as Scooper—gave him a nice little haircut. —Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2016

The ecologist gets his data and the caiman is none the worse for wear, save for losing a bellyful of rotting flesh. —Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bellyful

• have a bellyful of

• have a bellyful of