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surgeful

/ˈsɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒfəl/

surgeful adjective: surging.

Adjective

surgeful (comparative more surgeful, superlative most surgeful)

  1. (archaic) surging
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Forms of surgeful

comparativemore surgeful
superlativemost surgeful

Origin of surgeful

From surge + -ful.

Questions about surgeful

What does surgeful mean?
Surgeful means surging.
What part of speech is surgeful?
Surgeful is an adjective.
How do you pronounce surgeful?
Surgeful is pronounced /ˈsɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒfəl/.

Words near surgeful in the dictionary

  1. surge suppressors
  2. surge tank
  3. surge tanks
  4. surge testing
  5. surged
  6. surgeful
  7. surgeless
  8. surgency
  9. surgent
  10. surgeon
  11. surgeon general

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