"strengthful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more strengthful [comparative], most strengthful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English strengthful, strenkyþfull, equivalent to strength + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strengthful}} Middle English strengthful, {{m|enm|strenkyþfull}} strenkyþfull, {{suffix|en|strength|ful|pos=adjective}} strength + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} strengthful (comparative more strengthful, superlative most strengthful)
  1. (archaic) Full of strength; strong; having strength; powerful. Tags: archaic Derived forms: strengthfully, strengthfulness
    Sense id: en-strengthful-en-adj-QyMqgb5D Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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