shineful en · ADJ
Etymology
From shine + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of shine or shininess; gleaming, radiant.
Thought and sorrow were written all over to do all winter but lie back in the chimney him, from the crown of his once shineful dicer corner and drink cider and tell lies about the even unto the soles of his pegged-out shoes.
1883, Puck, volume 14, page 268:In glass as shineful as eternal night I hold you, Kathleen, as the countless stars; […]
2013, Brian David Scates, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, page 138:For when our Lord at land found need, The nag he rode, the shineful steed.
1827, Alexander Seton, Poems, Upon Various Subjects and on Various Occasions, page 15:[…] the sun came, shineful through the window, flecking the room with rich spots of colour; […]
1974, Petr Lukich Proskurin, The Taiga and Other Stories, page 225:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more shineful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most shineful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |