bateful en · ADJ
Etymology
From bate + -ful.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Causing contention; contentious.
It did bateful question frame.
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bateful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bateful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |