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brimful
[
brim
-
f
oo
l
]
Origin
brim·ful
/
ˈbrɪmˈfʊl
/
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[
brim
-
f
oo
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
full to the
brim
.
Also,
brim·full
.
Origin:
1520–30;
brim
1
+
-ful
Related forms
brim·ful·ly,
adverb
brim·ful·ness,
brim·full·ness,
noun
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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brimful
or
brimfull
(ˌbrɪmˈfʊl)
—
adj
(, foll by
of
)
filled up to the brim (with)
brimfull
or
brimfull
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
brimful
1520s, from
brim
+
-ful
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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