weightful en · ADJ
Etymology
From weight + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of, possessing, or characterized by weight; weighty.
A new implication arises; in particular, it is anticipated that if a language has weightful complex syllable margins, then it should also have weightful singleton margins.
2010, Nina Topintzi, Onsets: Suprasegmental and Prosodic Behaviour:This is the only way to make them increasingly weightful in the popular supportscale.
2012, Khalid, War & Peace In The Sudan:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most weightful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more weightful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
sweer · heavy · weightsome