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soulful en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsoʊlfəl/
Etymology
From soul + -ful (adjective suffix).
Meanings
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Full of emotion and vigor.
In the United States, Mr. Besson is primarily known as a superior director of stylish, mayhemic, even soulful films like “La Femme Nikita” and “Léon: The Professional.”
2007 May 20, Jaime Wolf, “Le Cinéma du Blockbuster”, in The New York Times:
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Full of soul.
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Deriveds
soulfulness · soulfully · unsoulful
soulful en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From soul + -ful (noun suffix).
Meanings
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An amount enough to fill one's soul.
At Sebago we hauled in Perch and whole soulfuls of lovely scenery.
1958 September 14, Edwin D. Merry, “Float plane trolling”, in Flying Magazine, volume 63, number 3, page 35:Could anyone use a strong dose of self-discipline? How about a heaping soulful of joy?
2014, Beth Moore, Portraits of Devotion, page 304:Bodiless soulsful of mud / Gurgled and settled down;
1961, America Sings, page 122:He grabbed his chin and went off to brood in a dark corner of Godel's office, then swished into space, hopping from planet to planet like someone walking off a soulful of problems.
2008, Joseph Wechsler, Look, Ma!: Stories with Points to Ponder, page 174:
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