Meanings
adjectiveprateful (comparative more prateful, superlative most prateful)
comparative more prateful · superlative most prateful
- archaictalkative
A train promiscuous gathers o'er the lee, Prateful and noisy , full of jollity
1763, William Perfect, A Bavin of Bays
Origin
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prateful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prateful
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“prateful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prateful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prateful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prateful.
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