numberfuladj.
/ˈnʌmbəf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈnəmbərf(ə)l/ rare.
Numerous, multitudinous.
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the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > abundant, numerous
so manyc888
thickc893
muchc1225
rifec1275
stourc1275
unridec1300
copiousc1384
plentya1400
rivedc1400
numerable?a1425
numerous?a1475
many a several1543
rank1545
numberous1566
huge1570
multuous1586
multeous1589
numberful1594
numberable1596
numbery1606
numbersomea1617
multitudinousa1631
sand-like1630
voluminous1650
several1712
smart1750
powerful1800
multitudinarious1810
multitudinary1838
1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiv. 239 Salomon was chosen king and head of so great and numberfull a people, as that of Israell.
1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 50 About the year 700 great was the company of learned men of the English race; yea, so numberfull, that they upon the point excelled all Nations in learning.
1998 Brown Daily Herald (Rhode Island) (Electronic ed.) 26 Feb. The thought police are just as unquestioning as the real police, and, more importantly, numberless (or is it numberful?).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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