"almsful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more almsful [comparative], most almsful [superlative]
Etymology: alms + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alms|ful|pos=adjective}} alms + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} almsful (comparative more almsful, superlative most almsful)
  1. (archaic) Likely to give alms; charitable. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-almsful-en-adj-D3DpHyCM Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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