"showful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more showful [comparative], most showful [superlative]
Etymology: show + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|show|ful|pos=adjective}} show + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} showful (comparative more showful, superlative most showful)
  1. (archaic) showy; gaudy Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-showful-en-adj-poA8FEzT Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: showfuls [plural], showsful [plural]
Etymology: show + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|show|ful|pos=noun}} show + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|showsful}} showful (plural showfuls or showsful)
  1. Enough to fill a show.
    Sense id: en-showful-en-noun-fk0drWE7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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