"ringful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ringful [comparative], most ringful [superlative]
Etymology: ring + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ring|ful|pos=adjective}} ring + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} ringful (comparative more ringful, superlative most ringful)
  1. Ringlike or pertaining to rings.
    Sense id: en-ringful-en-adj-JM20H~aN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ringfuls [plural], ringsful [plural]
Etymology: ring + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ring|ful|pos=noun}} ring + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ringsful}} ringful (plural ringfuls or ringsful)
  1. The amount that fills or makes up a ring.
    Sense id: en-ringful-en-noun-W0Q~FVg4 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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