mockful en · ADJ
Etymology
From mock + -ful.
Meanings
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(obsolete) mocking
For these are but mockful and treacherous things — / The thorns that "crackle" to sharpen their stings.
1847, William Thom, Rhymes and Recollections of a Hand-loom Weaver, page 76:Why dost thou phrase it thus / With that meek air of mockful ceremony? / Dost thou mistrust my love?
a 1868, Robert Buchanan, Edburga, in Tragic Dramas from Scottish History, volume 2, 1868
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mockful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mockful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |