Word that means having eaten one's fill

Question

Full can be mistaken for a description of a whole as opposed to a part.
For example:

"The [full] frog hopped back to its lily-pad."

Can be understood as:

"The frog [that had eaten recently and was no longer hungry] hopped back to its lily-pad."

or:

"The frog [no longer a tadpole or other "pre-frog" stage] or [not a piece of the frog but the whole frog] hopped back to its lily-pad.

What is a way of saying someone or something is "full" without that possible misunderstanding?

One does need to be wary. In Norwegian "full" (which has the same general meaning as in English) means "drunk" when applied to a person. — Hot Licks, Dec 09 '14 at 17:42
related: Word, idiom or expression to describe feeling full (after eating) and What is another, specific word for being full from food? — Mari-Lou A, Dec 09 '14 at 19:40
Well, one could always say that the frog had "pigged out" on bugs or whatever. — Hot Licks, Dec 10 '14 at 13:19

score 52 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 09 '14 at 11:26

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One word you could use is “sated": ( from M-W)

having one's appetite completely satisfied:

the sated baby fell instantly to sleep.

edited Dec 09 '14 at 11:26

answered Dec 09 '14 at 10:25

matt

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That's the word .....Sometimes you're so hungry you feel like you could eat a ten-course meal. Other times it takes just a small salad to sate your appetite. – Misti Dec 09 '14 at 12:09
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Is there any noticeable difference between using sated and satiated? – agweber Dec 09 '14 at 16:13
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I think that "satiated" has a more "filling" feel to it. – Hot Licks Dec 09 '14 at 17:43
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My gastronomic rapacity knows no satiety (sorry - had to). – Ben Dec 09 '14 at 21:02
Perhaps a bit to close to mated for a frog context? – geotheory Dec 09 '14 at 21:49
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I think "sate" and "sated" is probably more technically correct, but I never hear/see it used - normally people say "satisfy" and "satiated" instead. – Benubird Dec 10 '14 at 08:45
I think satiated is more useful as an adverb than an adjective. "he was satiated by the meal" for example. – Codeman Dec 11 '14 at 00:58

Brian Hooper · Answer 2 · 2014-12-09T11:12:53.580

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You could say that the frog is replete:-

Filled to satiation; gorged. [American Heritage Dictionary via The Free Dictionary]

or

having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated [Collins English Dictionary via The Free Dictionary]

edited Dec 09 '14 at 11:12

answered Dec 09 '14 at 10:39

Brian Hooper

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You are not answering the question. The asker asked "The [xxx] frog hopped back to its lily-pad". Can you verify your answer by saying "The repleted frog hopped back to its lily-pad" ? I'm not wasting a downvote on your answer, though it deserves one. – Blessed Geek Dec 09 '14 at 11:42
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@BlessedGeek, I'm not sure I understand your objection; one would say The replete frog.... – Brian Hooper Dec 09 '14 at 12:47
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The synonyms "stuffed" and "gorged" given are also very good candidates for the original question. – Calvin Scherle Dec 09 '14 at 14:05
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This sounds more than full to me. – Octopus Dec 10 '14 at 00:20
The stuffed frog... So many meanings! Taxidermy, incredibly tired, etc. The two best words from your answer are replete and sated / satiated. – CJ Dennis Dec 10 '14 at 02:51

score 7 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 09 '14 at 21:56

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You could say that the frog is satisfied, and let the user connect the frog's satisfaction to the meal you previously described: The satisfied frog hopped back to its lily pond.

You could use fully or totally satisfied to emphasise that the frog had eaten all that it desired.

edited Dec 09 '14 at 21:56

Carl Smith

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answered Dec 09 '14 at 16:27

Greg Messer

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One could also use the word to say: Satisfied with his meal, the frog hopped back to its lily-pad. – IQAndreas Dec 11 '14 at 12:07
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(Otherwise, satisfied could be a bit ambiguous as he may have just returned from an intense froggystyle lovemaking session) – IQAndreas Dec 11 '14 at 12:22

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 09 '14 at 16:20

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Another option is to re-word the sentence to avoid the misunderstanding.

"Engorged with flies, the frog hopped back onto its lily-pad".

Not speaking to the question, but I've always enjoyed the term 'frolicking bog-hopper' for frog.

answered Dec 09 '14 at 16:20

Minnow

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If he can still hop, he's not very good at gorging himself. Also, moderate me to hell if you must, but plus one for frolicking bog-hopper. – msouth Dec 09 '14 at 21:47

score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 09 '14 at 20:52

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I personally enjoy the slang:

Stuffed v 4. To cram with food

Although "The stuffed frog" wouldn't necessary sound the best here. Better in an application like "I am stuffed"

answered Dec 09 '14 at 20:52

Chrismas007

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Would that be stuffed frog or stuffed frog? – 200_success Dec 10 '14 at 07:36

score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Dec 10 '14 at 22:25

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This seems a more familiar to me than "sated":

Satiated: Verb (used with object), satiated, satiating.

1.to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.

2.to satisfy to the full; sate.

-Dictionary.com

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Mitch

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answered Dec 10 '14 at 21:00

mdiscenza

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Araucaria - Him · Answer 7 · 2014-12-10T16:00:12.163

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As it's one of my favourite phrases, I'm honour-bound to share the following:

to have had an ample sufficiency.

In this case:

Having had an ample sufficiency, the frog hopped back to its lily-pad.

edited Dec 10 '14 at 16:00

answered Dec 09 '14 at 19:14

Araucaria - Him

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its, not it's! (SE won't let me edit that because the change is less than 6 characters...) – laszlok Dec 10 '14 at 15:55
Isn't there some redundancy in 'ample sufficiency'? – peterG Dec 11 '14 at 14:31

Word that means having eaten one's fill

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