单词 | hellful |
释义 | hellfuln. Usually in negative contexts. As much or as many as hell can hold; (more generally) a large amount. Chiefly with of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills other specific things sheetful?1530 streetful1595 rangeful1603 stringful1611 heavenful1637 hellful1637 skyful1645 gardenful1651 paperful1722 ropeful1726 notchful1733 breathful1815 cityful1826 forestful1832 worldful1835 treeful1837 spongeful1867 stackful1868 balloonful1870 fairful1872 socketful1872 valleyful1890 universeful1893 slingful1913 pawful1925 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 218 Christ hath..casten the knot so fast that the fingers of the devils and hell-fulls of sins cannot loose it. 1660 C. Ellis Gentile Sinner i. 21 [Sathan] will reward him with an Hellfull of torments for his labour hereafter. 1884 J. Parker Apostolic Life III. 15 A host, an army, a whole..hellful of human nature. 1905 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Weekly 8 Apr. 496/2 I will show you something interesting: a whole hellful of evaders! 1999 Re: G3 vs. PC Rev. @ Gamespot in comp.sys.mac.games.action (Usenet newsgroup) 28 July I didn't understand half of what was going on, but I couldn't help but notice that the procedure was incredibly baroque and involved a hellful of menus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1637 |
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