dueful en · ADJ
Etymology
From due + -ful.
Meanings
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(archaic) Suitable, appropriate.
her lives Lord and patrone of her health / Right well deserved, as his duefull meed, / Her love, her service, and her utmost wealth […]
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dueful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dueful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |