voiceful en · ADJ
Etymology
From voice + -ful.
Meanings
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(dated, poetic) Having a voice or vocal quality; vocal; sounding
the swelling of the voiceful sea
1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fancy in Nubibus:Our ancient harp, whose voiceful string The Saxon rent in twain,
1844, Edward Walsh, The Harp of the Nation:
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Having a loud voice or many voices.
A perpetual hum is heard, not less voiceful to the appreciative than the chants and clanging cymbals of the Parthenon.
c. 1850, Theodore Winthrop, Isthmiana, Parita:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most voiceful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more voiceful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |