Meanings
comparative more fishful · superlative most fishful
- Abounding in fish.
Thus mean in state, and calm in sprite, My fishful pond is my delight.
1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC1 more example
The earth brought forth its fruit; fishful its river-mouths; milkful the kine; heavy-headed the woods.
1856, John O'Donovan, Annala Rioghachta Eireann, page 97Synonyms: fish-filled
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAbounding in fish.
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