"workful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more workful [comparative], most workful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English workvol, from Old English weorcful (“active, industrious”), equivalent to work + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|workvol}} Middle English workvol, {{inh|en|ang|weorcful||active, industrious}} Old English weorcful (“active, industrious”), {{suffix|en|work|ful|pos=adjective}} work + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} workful (comparative more workful, superlative most workful)
  1. (rare) Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-workful-en-adj-wBtmk7FH Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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