Word, idiom or expression to describe feeling full (after eating)

Question

For example:

I like how you conveniently informed us after most of us had eaten already and we are [feeling full].

The phrase in brackets sounds unnatural to me. Would you suggest how to rephrase that better?

I don't think 'feeling full' sounds unnatural at all. But the sentence preceding it is a bit odd. — UpTheCreek, Jul 01 '11 at 18:16
Possible duplicate of Is there a polite alternative to "No thanks, I'm full"? — Alenanno, Jul 01 '11 at 18:31
your possible duplicate link is at very least superfluous and irrelevant to my question, though I found that thread interesting as well, sir. — Anderson Silva, Jul 01 '11 at 18:50
Assuming that the response is to someone who has revealed that food will will be provided shortly, I would change the sentence to: I like how you conveniently informed us after most of us had eaten and are already full. "are already feeling full" also sounds more natural in American English. — mkennedy, Jul 02 '11 at 23:57

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '11 at 19:11

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A few possibilites:

stuffed to bursting
engorged
fat and happy
glutted
well sated
replete

answered Jul 01 '11 at 19:11

Bryan Agee

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full, stuffed, etc – KeithS Jul 01 '11 at 19:58

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '11 at 18:22

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Instead of "...feeling full", "...are full" would feel more natural in your example.

If you don't like "full", other possibilities include "sated", "satisfied", and "stuffed".

answered Jul 01 '11 at 18:22

Monica Cellio

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+1 on "stuffed." Also, "stuffed to the gills." – The Raven Jul 01 '11 at 18:23

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 01 '11 at 18:40

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If you want to make everyone look it up in their dictionaries, you could use "surfeited".

answered Jul 01 '11 at 18:40

Daniel

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 01 '11 at 22:18

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I like the sound of "moderately incapacitated," or "somewhat incapacitated."

answered Jul 01 '11 at 22:18

mhz.NET

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 27 '24 at 14:04

If you are feeling full (after eating), you are satiated.

I like how you conveniently informed us after most of us had eaten already and we are satiated.

Collins:

satiated ADJECTIVE

filled or supplied beyond capacity or desire
She finished the meal and sat back with a satiated sigh.

He explains that he fools his mind to eat quickly, before it can tell his stomach it's satiated.
The Guardian (2015)

Davislor · Answer 6 · 2021-09-22T21:24:52.620

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Note that I was warned not to say, “I’m stuffed,” in Britain, since it means something indecent there. I think “I’m full” is safe on both sides of the Atlantic.

edited Sep 22 '21 at 21:24

answered Sep 22 '21 at 21:17

Davislor

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score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 22 '21 at 20:28

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There's always "suffonsified." Or the more formal "sufficiently suffonsified." Me, I'd go with "and we are already full" or "once we are so full we can't eat anymore" to really drive the point home.

answered Sep 22 '21 at 20:28

keithpjolley

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I think someone made up that word as a joke by mashing together “satisfied” and “sufficient” or “suffused.´ The dictionaries that list it at all say it’s used “informally” in Canada. Probably by their girlfriends. – Davislor Sep 22 '21 at 21:19
There certainly quite a bit of tongue-in-cheek implied. I'd thought of inserting a smiley or "grin" in my response but decided not to. – keithpjolley Sep 24 '21 at 16:55

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