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Definition of "-ful" [-ful]

  • Full of: playful. (suffix)
  • Characterized by; resembling: masterful. (suffix)
  • Tending, given, or able to: useful. (suffix)
  • A quantity that fills: armful. (suffix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "-ful" in a sentence
  • "One young girl from the power -ful Alouite family was out playing in the street when she was kidnapped."
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