brimful
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brimfullness noun
- brimfully adverb
- brimfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of brimful
Example Sentences
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He is impressed with Ms Forbes, describing her as "honest, straight, true and brimful of integrity".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023
Mark Twain wrote that “the pony-rider was usually a little bit of a man, brimful of spirit and endurance.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022
Having finished a highly commendable ninth on their return to the top flight after a lengthy absence, Leeds supporters can go into the new season brimful of optimism and harbouring notions of European qulaification.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2021
"Their history is brimful of chivalrous acts toward weaker animals, cats in particular."
From Salon • May 17, 2021
“My boy, you are brimful of promise. Someone should say this to you before we are shot.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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