-ful
/fʊl/ /f(ə)l/suffix
1(Forming adjectives from nouns) full of: sorrowful
1.1Having the qualities of: masterful
2Forming adjectives from adjectives or from Latin stems with little change of sense: grateful
3(Forming adjectives from verbs) apt to; able to; accustomed to: forgetful watchful
4 (plural -fuls) Forming nouns denoting the amount needed to fill the specified container, holder, etc. bucketful handful
Origin
From full1.
- wholesale
- wholesale bank
- wholesale banking
- wholesalely
- wholesaleness
- wholesaler
- wholescale
- whole shift
- whole silk
- wholesome
- wholesomely
- wholesomeness
- Homerican
- Homeric catalog
- Homeric catalogue
- Homeric epithet
- Homeric laugh
- Homeric laughter
- Homeric question
- Homerid
- Homerise
- Homerist
- Homerite
- Homeritic
- Homerize