"spoilful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spoilful [comparative], most spoilful [superlative]
Etymology: From spoil + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spoil|ful|pos=adjective}} spoil + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} spoilful (comparative more spoilful, superlative most spoilful)
  1. (obsolete) Destructive, pillaging. Tags: obsolete
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