almsful
almsful adjective: likely to give alms; charitable.
Adjective
almsful (comparative more almsful, superlative most almsful)
- Likely to give alms; charitable.
- A pure, warm-hearted woman, blamelessly She liv'd her noble life ; her almsful soul No truce of giving knew ; she made the days Happier for all.1873, Godfrey Egremont, Poems and songs, page 45
- Many a testator would have echoed the request of Fastolf that his goods might be so faithfully distributed in " almsful deeds and charitable works " that he might obtain "the more hasty deliverance of his soul from the painful flames of the fire of Purgatory."1893, William James Ashley, An Introduction to English Economic History and Theory, page 136
Forms of almsful
| comparative | more almsful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most almsful |
Origin of almsful
From alms + -ful.
Questions about almsful
- What does almsful mean?
- Almsful means likely to give alms; charitable.
- What part of speech is almsful?
- Almsful is an adjective.
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