Fountful

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of fountains or springs. archaic, poetic

    "c. 1718, Alexander Pope (translator), The Iliad of Homer, Book XV 'Go wait the Thunderer's will,' Saturnia cried, / 'On yon tall summit of the fountful Ide: / There in the Father's awful presence stand, / Receive and execute his dread command.'"

  2. 2
    Gushing.

    "Dost thou explore Sabrina's fountful source, Where huge Plinlimmon's hoary height afoends;"

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"c. 1718, Alexander Pope (translator), The Iliad of Homer, Book XV 'Go wait the Thunderer's will,' Saturnia cried, / 'On yon tall summit of the fountful Ide: / There in the Father's awful presence stand, / Receive and execute his dread command.'"

Etymology

From fount + -ful.

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