strongfuladj.
/ˈstrɒŋf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈstrɔŋf(ə)l/, /ˈstrɑŋf(ə)l/ Somewhat rare.
Full of strength (in various senses); powerful.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > very strong
strongfula1400
steel-stronga1560
Herculean1596
steely1648
a1400 Prose Life Christ (Pepys) (1922) 1 (MED) Crist..made alle creatures..he is strongeful and miȝtheful þorouȝ God þe fader.
c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 7995 So were the Troiens sore adred, For thei of Grece were so strongful, That [etc.].
1753 E. Blackwell Let. 20 Jan. in G. Lloyd C. Wesley (2007) 136 To have any agreement..to be in the most strongful and effectual manner complied with.
1892 S. A. Brooke tr. Cynewulf in Hist. Early Eng. Lit. I. x. 255 So do I, a strongful servant, often strive in war!
1916 Western Jrnl. Educ. Sept. 10/2 Honor and Justice make the strongful citizen—the truer Patriot.
2007 CTV Television (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 13 May Pierre Paquette was hoping to replace Mr. Duceppe, but he wasn't a very strongful person.
Derivatives
ˈstrongfully adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [adverb]
stronglyeOE
strongeOE
boldlyOE
wellOE
coflyc1000
keenlyc1000
moodilyOE
fastOE
derflyc1175
trustlya1200
hardilyc1225
trustilya1375
ketec1380
throa1400
strenglya1425
strongfullyc1425
roidlya1500
virtuouslya1500
hardyflyc1500
brave1590
bold1597
audaciously1598
bravely1600
c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 7584 Thei keped the Gregeys not-for-thi And stode a-ȝeyn strongfully.
1851 S. T. Martyn in P. Moody Chaplet of Roses 67 Something about it..reminded her strongfully and painfully of Walter Paulet.
1857 A. Ainger in E. Sichel Life & Lett. A. Ainger (1906) 43 The Puritans, fighting strongfully and prayerfully in her defence.
1903 Automobile Rev. 1 Aug. 50/1 At once the engine started strongfully and healthfully.
2007 Fox News Network (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 5 Jan. He believes very, very strongfully in left-wing causes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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