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topful

/ˈtɒpfʊl/

topful adjective: full to the top; full to the brim.

Adjective

topful (comparative more topful, superlative most topful)

  1. (archaic) Full to the top; full to the brim.
    • Topful of direst cruelty.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • So topful of himself, that he let it spill on all the company.1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC

Forms of topful

comparativemore topful
superlativemost topful

Origin of topful

From top + -ful.

Questions about topful

What does topful mean?
Topful means full to the top; full to the brim.
What part of speech is topful?
Topful is an adjective.
How do you pronounce topful?
Topful is pronounced /ˈtɒpfʊl/.

Words near topful in the dictionary

  1. Topete
  2. Topetes
  3. topflight
  4. topfree
  5. topfreedom
  6. topful
  7. topfull
  8. topgallant
  9. topgallant sail
  10. topgallant sails
  11. topgallants

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