brimful
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˈbrɪmfəl/
- She'd never seen Naomi so overwrought, so brimful of emotion.
Examples
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He had not felt so fit, so confident, so brimful of vigour, in ages.
Fiction book (2001) -
A quiet sobbing to my right drew my attention once more to Maura, and I saw her eyes brimful of tears.
Fiction book (1999) -
The world is brimful of gifts if we look at where we are rather than lust after the shiny things that are just out of reach.
Blog text (3) -
To one side of the stones stood a great many urns and pitchers, each nigh brimful with water.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The dark eyes are brimful, the face suffused with a characteristic earnestness that Thurston, on the one hand, regards as spurious but, on the other, envies.
Fiction book (1993) -
The cup was brimful of coffee, ready for anyone who needed a morning boost.
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After the rain, the river was brimful with water, flowing rapidly.
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The basket was brimful of fresh fruit, perfect for the summer picnic.
Synonyms
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1.0
Containing a lot of something, like tears or facts
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1.0
Full of something that takes up most of it
359
2.6
Full of things so it is heavy or crowded
70
3.5
To get more things than you can handle
30
3.4
Completely soaked with liquid so it cannot absorb any more
26
4.1
So full that there is no space left
24
4.1
Filled with a large amount of something
22
2.9
Full of a lot of something, often too much
17
6.6
Filled with many things, for example ideas or objects
12
3.4
So full that it is almost overflowing, often with a strong feeling
1
7.6
Completely full with no space left
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7.0
Filled so tightly that there is no space left
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6.1
Filled so nothing else can fit
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3.8
Full to the top with something, often a feeling
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6.6
Very full after a large meal or in a crowded place
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Morphology
Etymology
Brimful breaks into brim, the top edge of a cup or hat, and ful, meaning 'full'. So brimful means 'filled to the edge', which is why we use it for something completely full or almost overflowing.