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characterful

characterful adjective: full of character.

Adjective

characterful (comparative more characterful, superlative most characterful)

  1. Full of character.
    • It will be sadly missed by enthusiasts who have found Ireland's railways among the most characterful in Europe.1959 September, W. A. C. Smith, “The end of the Cavan & Leitrim”, in Trains Illustrated, page 415
    • Definitely no ties or cravats (although I suppose a tie with a polo-necked sweater would be considered characterful).1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 61

Forms of characterful

comparativemore characterful
superlativemost characterful

Origin of characterful

From character + -ful.

Words formed from characterful

Questions about characterful

What does characterful mean?
Characterful means full of character.
What part of speech is characterful?
Characterful is an adjective.

Words near characterful in the dictionary

  1. character-assassinations
  2. character-based
  3. character-building
  4. character-forming
  5. charactered
  6. characterful
  7. characterfully
  8. characterfulness
  9. characterhood
  10. characteries
  11. charactering

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