Mainful
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Powerful; mighty. archaic, literary
"[…] And others, the rebellious cast down / Upon them : thus the mainful main was isled / From the disruption'd heaven ; but the Lord / Present commands his saints […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] And others, the rebellious cast down / Upon them : thus the mainful main was isled / From the disruption'd heaven ; but the Lord / Present commands his saints […]"
Etymology
From Middle English meinful, mainful, maynful; equivalent to main (“power, might”) + -ful.
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