† checkfuladj.
Etymology: < check n.1 + -ful suffix.
Obsolete.
rare.
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [adjective] > rebuking or reproving
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. John xviii. f. 22 Suche a checkefull rebuke as was fit for suche a byschop.
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