brimful

English

Etymology 1

From brim +‎ -ful.

Adjective

brimful (not comparable)

1. Filled to maximum capacity.
   • (Can we date this quote by Chapman and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     So weighty was the cup, / That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.

Derived terms

• brimfulness

Translations

filled to overflowing

• Maori: puhapuha, puhake, pūhakehake
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: bräddfull, bräddfylld

Etymology 2

brim +‎ -ful

Noun

brimful (plural brimfuls)

1. The maximum amount a container can hold.
   • 2001, P. Koslowski, The Origin and the Overcoming of Evil and Suffering in the World Religions, Springer Science & Business Media →ISBN, page 17

     If the glass is cracked, it cannot contain a brimful of water; and if and only if the water is calm enough, it can reflect the moon in the sky without distortion.

   • 2012, Thaddeus Hatter, Malice in Wonderland: What Every Law Student Should Have for the Trip, The Fine Print Press →ISBN

     As I listened to the words as they were coming out of my mouth, I realized that I sounded like Ozzy Osborne after three brimfuls of Merlot and a handful of Vicodin .

2. (figurative) A large amount.
   • 2002, Hayley Ann Solomon, A Scandalous Connection, Kensington Publishing Corp. →ISBN

     Such a suggestion—even a timid one in her own head—would have been met with a brimful of scorn.