"yearnful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more yearnful [comparative], most yearnful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English yernful, from Old English ġiernful (“desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious”), equivalent to yearn + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yernful}} Middle English yernful, {{inh|en|ang|ġiernful||desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious}} Old English ġiernful (“desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious”), {{suffix|en|yearn|ful|pos=adjective}} yearn + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} yearnful (comparative more yearnful, superlative most yearnful)
  1. Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing. Derived forms: yearnfully, yearnfulness
    Sense id: en-yearnful-en-adj-TUnmoEcF Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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