brim
noun
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
brimmingly
-
a word derived from
brim.
Example Sentences
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That character is on ebullient but also brimmingly poignant display in the “Much Ado” concurrently running in repertory at the Globe.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2011
In that autumn I think nature gave us her biggest cup brimmingly, and my father, as he watched his servants binding corn head high, said he had never seen the like before.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
"Here, show me your glass——" The glasses were very large and old fashioned; she refilled his, brimmingly.
From Mount Music by Martin Ross
Hope's cup at his lips lately brimmingly bubbled, Now "foiled by a novice, eclipsed by a boy!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 22nd, 1890 by Various
