Meanings
comparative more idleful · superlative most idleful
- obsoleteidle
[…] Gives to his wife youth, opportunity, / Keeps her in idleful deliciousness, […]
1604, John Marston, Parasitaster, or The Fawn
Origin
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idleful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idleful
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