pithful en · ADJ
Etymology
From pith + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of pith.
For as in tracing / Theſe pithfull Ruſhes, ſuch as are aloft, / By thoſe that rais'd them preſently are brought / Beneath vnſeene: […]
1616, William Browne, “The Fifth Song”, in Britannia’s Pastorals. The Second Booke, London: […] Thomas Snodham for George Norton, […], →OCLC, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pithful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pithful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |