"wealful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwiːlfʊl/, /ˈwiːlfəl/ Forms: more wealful [comparative], most wealful [superlative], wealefull [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English weleful, equivalent to weal + -ful. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|weleful|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English weleful, {{inh+|en|enm|weleful}} Inherited from Middle English weleful, {{suffix|en|weal|ful|pos=adjective}} weal + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} wealful (comparative more wealful, superlative most wealful), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. Successful; prosperous. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (successful): fortunate
    Sense id: en-wealful-en-adj-0Rw98y3X Disambiguation of 'successful': 100 0
  2. Happy; joyful; felicitous. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (happy): glad
    Sense id: en-wealful-en-adj-f-HBP7Kb Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'happy': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roaring, prosperous, merry, happy Derived forms: wealfully
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