"earnful" meaning in English

See earnful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more earnful [comparative], most earnful [superlative]
Etymology: From earn + -ful, from earn (“to yearn”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|earn|ful|pos=adjective}} earn + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} earnful (comparative more earnful, superlative most earnful)
  1. (obsolete) Full of anxiety or yearning. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-earnful-en-adj-~G-oLxKz Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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