brimful

Or brim·full

[brim-fool]

adjective

1. full to the brim.

brimful

/ ˌbrɪmˈfʊl /

adjective

1. filled up to the brim (with)

Other Word Forms

• brimfully adverb
• brimfulness noun
• brimfullness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brimful¹

First recorded in 1520–30; brim ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

The five-match contest between Ben Stokes' side and a new-look India is brimful of intrigue, including superstar performers on both sides.

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Now his head is brimful of a play that opens with three witches plotting and takes us on a journey of murder and guilt.

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He is impressed with Ms Forbes, describing her as "honest, straight, true and brimful of integrity".

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Mark Twain wrote that “the pony-rider was usually a little bit of a man, brimful of spirit and endurance.”

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He is brimful of combativeness, even when, on a recent evening, his attention was divided among Republicans’ misadventures, President Biden’s shortcomings and a plate of pasta.

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