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escapeful

escapeful adjective: giving a chance of escape.

Adjective

escapeful (comparative more escapeful, superlative most escapeful)

  1. Giving a chance of escape.
    • […] the frightened or insane eyes of an animal, sometimes with eyelids closed in escapeful slumber.2000, Joshua P. Warren, The Evil in Asheville, page 246

Forms of escapeful

comparativemore escapeful
superlativemost escapeful

Origin of escapeful

From escape + -ful.

Questions about escapeful

What does escapeful mean?
Escapeful means giving a chance of escape.
What part of speech is escapeful?
Escapeful is an adjective.

Words near escapeful in the dictionary

  1. escapeable
  2. escaped
  3. escapedst
  4. escapee
  5. escapees
  6. escapeful
  7. escapegoat
  8. escapegoats
  9. escapeland
  10. escapelands
  11. escapeless

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