"disgustful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more disgustful [comparative], most disgustful [superlative]
Etymology: disgust + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disgust|ful|pos=adjective}} disgust + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} disgustful (comparative more disgustful, superlative most disgustful)
  1. (archaic) disgusting, vile. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-disgustful-en-adj-hkhbqAsq
  2. Full of disgust.
    Sense id: en-disgustful-en-adj-WZnf9ZXf Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

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