Strengthful
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Full of strength; strong; having strength; powerful. archaic
"I couldn't bring myself to say 'No, Ethelinda, I can not be yours because my heart is set on a strengthful damsel with raven locks and eyes of coal, with lips a shade less cherry than thine, and a cheek more like the apple than the peach, [...]'"
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More examples"I couldn't bring myself to say 'No, Ethelinda, I can not be yours because my heart is set on a strengthful damsel with raven locks and eyes of coal, with lips a shade less cherry than thine, and a cheek more like the apple than the peach, [...]'"
Etymology
From Middle English strengthful, strenkyþfull, equivalent to strength + -ful.
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