brimful
Adjective
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Adjective
brimful (not comparable)
- Filled to maximum capacity.
- So weighty was the cup, / That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.
brimful (plural brimfuls)
- The maximum amount a container can hold.
- 2001, P. Koslowski, The Origin and the Overcoming of Evil and Suffering in the World Religions, Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 9781402001871, page 17
- If the glass is cracked, it cannot contain a brimful of water; and if and only if the water is calm enough, it can reflect the moon in the sky without distortion.
- 2012, Thaddeus Hatter, Malice in Wonderland: What Every Law Student Should Have for the Trip, The Fine Print Press ISBN 9781888960914
- As I listened to the words as they were coming out of my mouth, I realized that I sounded like Ozzy Osborne after three brimfuls of Merlot and a handful of Vicodin .
- 2001, P. Koslowski, The Origin and the Overcoming of Evil and Suffering in the World Religions, Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 9781402001871, page 17
- (figurative) A large amount.
- 2002, Hayley Ann Solomon, A Scandalous Connection, Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN 9781420131857
- Such a suggestion—even a timid one in her own head—would have been met with a brimful of scorn.
- 2002, Hayley Ann Solomon, A Scandalous Connection, Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN 9781420131857
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