winful

comparative more winful · superlative most winful

1. Synonym of winsome.

   A winful spouse is Melthun's daughter, / Not nature's self a fairer rears, / Each grace maternal virtue taught her; / Then left this Earthly all in tears.

   1827, “A. S.”, in Poems upon Various Subjects and on Various Occasions, page 23

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   Sylvie was blossoming at fourteen, already attracting male attention but still exuding a winful childish charm that kept Jack wrapped around her little finger.

   2020, Denise Weimer, The Gray Divide

   Synonyms: winsome