hinderful

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adjective

Tending to hinder.

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Meanings

adjectivehinderful (comparative more hinderful, superlative most hinderful)

comparative more hinderful · superlative most hinderful

  1. Tending to hinder.

    A chirrup of welcome, a seizure of the hand to lead him into the room, a little hinderful assistance in the taking off of his coat, a formal installation in his appointed seat — these made the daily routine.

    1870, Edward Campbell Tainsh, One Maiden Only, volume 2, page 84

Origin

From hinder + -ful.

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APA

hinderful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinderful

MLA

“hinderful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinderful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hinderful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinderful.

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