showful

English

Etymology 1

show +‎ -ful

Adjective

showful (comparative more showful, superlative most showful)

1. (archaic) showy; gaudy
   • 1892, The Canadian Horticulturist, volume 15, page 227:

     […] rampant, useless growth, and mere showful foliage.

Etymology 2

show +‎ -ful

Noun

showful (plural showfuls or showsful)

1. Enough to fill a show.
   • 1941, John Collier, Presenting Moonshine:

     I can paint a showful of pictures here in six months.

   • 1967, The New York Times Book Review - Volume 72, page 88:

     There's a merry assortment of two- and four- legged creatures in it and a showful of canine capers sure to retrieve your buried funny bone.

   • 2008, Camille de Toledo, Coming of Age at the End of History, page 4:

     Next stop was the host spot on a voyeuristic reality show that fed hungry mainstream audiences showfuls of ever more exotic deviances.