gyreful
gyreful adjective: moving in gyres, whirling.
Adjective
gyreful (comparative more gyreful, superlative most gyreful)
- Moving in gyres, whirling.
- Of forayne worlde, on mounte Olimpe / whose carts when they were roulde / With gyrefull sway, by course swyfters, / to winne the glistring branche.1566, Horace, “The fyrst Satyre”, in Thomas Drant, transl., A Medicinable Morall, that is, the two Bookes of Horace his Satyres […]
- Theyre labor hoat they folow: toe the flame fits gyreful awarding.1582, Virgil, translated by Richard Stanyhurst, Thee first foure bookes of Virgil his Aeneis […], page 95
Forms of gyreful
| comparative | more gyreful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gyreful |
Origin of gyreful
From gyre + -ful.
Questions about gyreful
- What does gyreful mean?
- Gyreful means moving in gyres, whirling.
- What part of speech is gyreful?
- Gyreful is an adjective.
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