carful
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English carful (“cartful”), equivalent to car + -ful. Shift in meaning follows that of "cart" to modern senses of car. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Koareful (“a cartful”), West Frisian karfol (“a cartful”), German Karrevoll (“a cartful”).
Noun[edit]
carful (plural carfuls or carsful)
- As much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)
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Adjective[edit]
carful
- anxious
- careful
- mindful
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
- Drusiana þa ārās swilce of slæpe āwreht, and, carfull be ðæs apostoles hæse, hām ġewende.
- Drusiana then arose as if from sleep awakened, and, mindful of the apostle's command, returned home.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
Declension[edit]
Declension of carful — Strong
Declension of carful — Weak
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