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vimful en · ADJ

Etymology

From vim + -ful.

Meanings

1. Full of vim.
   • The WCBS (N. Y.) broadcastress, with three other vimful and vigorous grannies, are here encased in a series of Anglo-French-Italo travelogs done with diverting prose and an eye on the anecdotal snapper. 1954 March 10, “Literati”, in Variety, volume 194, number 1, New York, N.Y., page 69, column 1:
   • You are, however, constantly aware that you’re driving a Sports Car. Like Prospero’s isle, the C-5 is full of noises. Some have been left in on purpose; it’s supposed to sound vimful and virile. 1997 July 31, Ed Hailwood, “The Big Red One”, in The Financial Post, Toronto, Ont., page 53, column 2:
   • Their album, Bengali Bantam Youth Experience, even has musical merit in its vimful conjoining of beats, guitar and Bollywood strings. 1999 September 4, Caroline Sullivan, “Choque full of bull”, in The Guardian, London, page 19, column 4:

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