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fishful

/ˈfɪʃfəl/

fishful adjective: abounding in fish.

Adjective

fishful (comparative more fishful, superlative most fishful)

  1. Abounding in fish.
    • Thus mean in state, and calm in sprite,
      My fishful pond is my delight.1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC
    • The earth brought forth its fruit; fishful its river-mouths; milkful the kine; heavy-headed the woods.1856, John O'Donovan, Annala Rioghachta Eireann, page 97
    Synonyms:
    fish-filled

Synonyms of fishful

Forms of fishful

comparativemore fishful
superlativemost fishful

Origin of fishful

From fish + -ful.

Words that rhyme with fishful

Questions about fishful

What does fishful mean?
Fishful means abounding in fish.
What part of speech is fishful?
Fishful is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fishful?
Fishful is pronounced /ˈfɪʃfəl/.

Words near fishful in the dictionary

  1. fishflies
  2. fishfly
  3. fishfolk
  4. fishfood
  5. fishfoods
  6. fishful
  7. fishgarth
  8. fishgarths
  9. fishgig
  10. fishgigs
  11. fishgirl

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