Ful
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Other definitions for -ful (2 of 2)
a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); “as much as will fill” (spoonful).
Origin of -ful
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How to use Ful in a sentence
American Apparel Introduces Size XL, Holds Search For ‘Booty-Ful’ Models.
She's done got a pow'Ful quick tempah, my Miss Betty has, same's all my Somerset family had, bein' fust quality folks lak dey was.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThis line is too long; I omit Ful wel devysed, which is not in the original.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerHe was a skittish horse, gentle, as Andy explained, but "pow'Ful nervous—had to be sort o' coaxed along."
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeThe Ellern is a tree with long bowes, Ful sounde and sad wythout, and Ful holowe within, and Ful of certayne nesshe pyth.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
And certainly a fine Medlar tree "Ful of blossomes" is a handsome ornament on any lawn.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
British Dictionary definitions for -ful
(forming adjectives) full of or characterized by: painful; spiteful; restful
(forming adjectives) able or tending to: helpful; useful
(forming nouns) indicating as much as will fill the thing specified: mouthful; spoonful
Origin of -ful
1usage For -ful
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