"mainful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more mainful [comparative], most mainful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English meinful, mainful, maynful; equivalent to main (“power, might”) + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|meinful}} Middle English meinful, {{suffix|en|main|ful|pos=adjective|t1=power, might}} main (“power, might”) + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} mainful (comparative more mainful, superlative most mainful)
  1. (now literary, archaic) Powerful; mighty. Tags: archaic, literary Synonyms: mightful
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