"desertful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more desertful [comparative], most desertful [superlative]
Etymology: desert + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|desert|ful|pos=adjective}} desert + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} desertful (comparative more desertful, superlative most desertful)
  1. (obsolete) deserving; meritorious Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-desertful-en-adj-7JHh1DZP Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: desertfuls [plural], desertsful [plural]
Etymology: desert + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|desert|ful|pos=noun}} desert + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|desertsful}} desertful (plural desertfuls or desertsful)
  1. Enough to fill a desert.
    Sense id: en-desertful-en-noun-6S5iQJuE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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