saintful en · ADJ
Etymology
From saint + -ful.
Meanings
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Characteristic of a saint or saintliness; saintly
[…] the squalid children at La Libertad not flocking to Father Villalba like in those movies about saintful priests Father Villalba asking them their names the children forming a line inventing funny names for themselves — […]
2016, Mauro Cardenas, The Revolutionaries Try Again:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most saintful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more saintful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |