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upful

upful adjective: optimistic; uplifting; positive.

Adjective

upful (comparative more upful, superlative most upful)

  1. optimistic; uplifting; positive
    • The dope conceptual beauty of the Jungle Brothers is the upful spin they put on black consciousness music, showing that being pro-black can be as much about hot fun in the summertime as gearing up for the next time.1990, SPIN, volume 5, number 10, page 74
    • […] the soaring music - the string stabs, the upful drums, the scratches, the grain of her voice […]2003, Peter Buckley, The Rough Guide to Rock, page 400

Forms of upful

comparativemore upful
superlativemost upful

Origin of upful

From up + -ful.

Questions about upful

What does upful mean?
Upful means optimistic; uplifting; positive.
What part of speech is upful?
Upful is an adjective.

Words near upful in the dictionary

  1. upfronting
  2. upfrontness
  3. upfronts
  4. UPFs
  5. upfuckery
  6. upful
  7. upfurl
  8. upfurled
  9. upfurling
  10. upfurls
  11. UPG

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