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Ful is defined as full of or having a quantity that would fill something named.

(suffix)

An example of ful is plentiful, meaning full of plenty.
An example of ful is a cupful, meaning the quantity that would fill a cup.

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See -ful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

1. full of, characterized by, having: joyful, painful
2. having the qualities of: masterful
3. having the ability or tendency to, apt to: helpful, forgetful
the quantity that fills or would fill: the plural is formed by adding -s to the resulting word [teaspoonfuls, handfuls] or, sometimes, by adding -s- between the noun stem and the suffix [cupsful]

Origin: ME < OE < full, full

See -ful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

suffix

a. Full of: playful.
b. Characterized by; resembling: masterful.
c. Tending, given, or able to: useful.
A quantity that fills: armful.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: , from full, full; see full¹

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