newsful en · ADJ
Etymology
From news + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of news; supplying news.
From their empirical analysis of weekly use the iPad scored as the most newsful device, followed by e-readers and the iPhone.
2014, Gerard Goggin, Larissa Hjorth, The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media, page 140:Three days ago I recvd. your welcome letters of 18th & 19th July, & to-day came that of 24th, as well as a long & newsful letter from Father, all in good spirits, so I was very glad to have them, […]
Quoted in 2022, Michelle Fink, Robert Boyd, John McCaldin Loewenthal (page 137)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more newsful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most newsful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |