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wenchful

wenchful adjective: characteristic of, or abounding with wenches.

Adjective

wenchful (comparative more wenchful, superlative most wenchful)

  1. Characteristic of, or abounding with wenches
    • After many wenchful adventures on the roads of southern England, Tom Jones finally gets his Sophia.1997, Kurt Gänzl, The Musical: A Concise History, page 16
    • Swashbuckling and wenchful, you'll feel transported to Shakespeare's own time.2011, Ann Carroll Burgess, Atlanta Alive!, page 131

Forms of wenchful

comparativemore wenchful
superlativemost wenchful

Origin of wenchful

From wench + -ful.

Questions about wenchful

What does wenchful mean?
Wenchful means characteristic of, or abounding with wenches.
What part of speech is wenchful?
Wenchful is an adjective.

Words near wenchful in the dictionary

  1. wencher
  2. wenchers
  3. wenches
  4. wenchest
  5. wencheth
  6. wenchful
  7. wenchhood
  8. wenchier
  9. wenchiest
  10. wenchiness
  11. wenching

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