carful
English
Etymology
From Middle English carful (“cartful”), equivalent to car + -ful. Shift in meaning follows that of "cart" to modern senses of car.
Noun
carful (plural carfuls or carsful)
- As much as a car will hold.
- Tourists were arriving by the carful.
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Old English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
carful
Declension
Declension of carful — Strong
Declension of carful — Weak
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English nouns suffixed with -ful
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- Old English terms suffixed with -ful
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
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