Contentful
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having content.
"In answer to this question I want to propose that to is in fact always contentful—that it is never mere Case marking, strictly speaking—but that in certain contexts (namely, in V's headed by Dative-Shifting verbs) its grammatical contribution effectively "reduces" to Case marking and therefore can be suppressed under Passive."
- 2 Full of contentment. obsolete
"How contentful the whole life is of him, that neither deviseth mischief against others, nor suspects any to be contrived against himself."
Synonyms
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More examples"In answer to this question I want to propose that to is in fact always contentful—that it is never mere Case marking, strictly speaking—but that in certain contexts (namely, in V's headed by Dative-Shifting verbs) its grammatical contribution effectively "reduces" to Case marking and therefore can be suppressed under Passive."
Etymology
From content (“subject matter”) + -ful.
From content (“contentment”) + -ful.