surgeful

English

Etymology

surge +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒfəl/

Adjective

surgeful (comparative more surgeful, superlative most surgeful)

1. (archaic) surging
   • 1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613, →OCLC:

     tossing the surgeful tides

References

• “surgeful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.