leaful

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adjective

Full of faith; believing.

OriginMiddle English leful ← Old English lēaffull →
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Meanings

adjectiveleaful (comparative more leaful, superlative most leaful)

comparative more leaful · superlative most leaful · alternative leafful

  1. obsoleteFull of faith; believing.
  2. ScotlandarchaicdialectalFaithful.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlēaffull
  2. Middle Englishleful
  3. Englishleaful

From Middle English leful, lefful, leafful, from Old English lēaffull, ġelēafful (“full of belief, full of faith, believing, faithful”), equivalent to leave + -ful. Cognate with Scots leful, levefull (“right, permissible, legal, just”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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