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单词 matterful
释义

matterfuladj.

Brit. /ˈmatəf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈmædərfəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matter n.1, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < matter n.1 + -ful suffix.
Now rare.
Of a book, author, etc.: meaningful; full of ideas, facts, or significance.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > factual or substantial
matterful1815
factful1842
documentary1926
1815 C. Lamb Let. 16 Apr. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1978) III. 140 From thence I turned to V[incent] Bourne—what a sweet unpretending pretty-mannered matter-ful creature.
1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 147 In sweet and matterful verse.
1887 Sat. Rev. 3 Sept. 337 The cheap little collection..called the ‘Bibliothèque utile’, seldom admits numbers which are not ‘matterful and factful’, as some singular people say.

Derivatives

ˈmatterfulness n. rare
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > regarded as the result of labour > large or important > quality of
matterfulness1883
1883–4 A. B. Grosart Nashe's Wks. I. Introd. 45 One is struck with their terseness and matterfulness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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