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goodful

goodful adjective: full of good or goodness; good; excellent; worthy.

Adjective

goodful (comparative more goodful, superlative most goodful)

  1. (rare) Full of good or goodness; good; excellent; worthy.
    • Oh, all these are nothing else than God's glorious and goodful thoughts, embodied in beautiful and sublime forms, written radiantly on the blue of the sky or whispered musically in the voices of the universe.1905, Charles Wadsworth, Sermons
    • "You'll see. A goodful and righteous adventure.” “A noble quest,” Shane added. “For the acquisition of happiness,” Lucas said.2011, J L Walters, Bloomingulch
    Synonyms:
    friendly, gracious, kind

Synonyms of goodful

Antonyms

Forms of goodful

comparativemore goodful
superlativemost goodful

Origin of goodful

From Middle English gōdful, equivalent to good + -ful.

Questions about goodful

What does goodful mean?
Goodful means full of good or goodness; good; excellent; worthy.
What part of speech is goodful?
Goodful is an adjective.

Words near goodful in the dictionary

  1. goodfellowing
  2. goodfellows
  3. goodfic
  4. Goodfriend
  5. Goodfriends
  6. goodful
  7. Goodgame
  8. Goodgames
  9. Goodhand
  10. goodhap
  11. Goodhart

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