officefuln.

Brit.

/ˈɒfɪsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈɔfəsf(ə)l/,

/ˈɑfəsf(ə)l/

Forms: see office n. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: office n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < office n. + -ful suffix.

The whole number or quantity of people or things to be found in an office; (also) an amount which would fill an office.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a building

housefulc1300

shopful1613

churchful1779

stableful1834

officeful1845

warehouseful1859

coteful1865

1845 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 73 In effect, forty-eight persons were attacked under it [sc. the warrant]: publishers dragged from their beds, and whole office-fulls of printers placed within durance!

1921 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. 534 Introduce a nice young lady into an officeful of men, and the atmosphere changes, often for the better.

1963 ‘W. Haggard’ High Wire vi. 63 He had an officeful of paper.

1976 J. Wainwright Who goes Next? 66 ‘You'll have witnesses, of course, sir?’.. ‘A whole office-full, officer.’

1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Jan. 62/2 Reporters checked out the current fitness flea market and grunted their way through an officeful of gadgets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	officeful
释义	officefuln. Brit. /ˈɒfɪsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈɔfəsf(ə)l/, /ˈɑfəsf(ə)l/ Forms: see office n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: office n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < office n. + -ful suffix. The whole number or quantity of people or things to be found in an office; (also) an amount which would fill an office. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a building housefulc1300 shopful1613 churchful1779 stableful1834 officeful1845 warehouseful1859 coteful1865 1845 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 73 In effect, forty-eight persons were attacked under it [sc. the warrant]: publishers dragged from their beds, and whole office-fulls of printers placed within durance! 1921 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. 534 Introduce a nice young lady into an officeful of men, and the atmosphere changes, often for the better. 1963 ‘W. Haggard’ High Wire vi. 63 He had an officeful of paper. 1976 J. Wainwright Who goes Next? 66 ‘You'll have witnesses, of course, sir?’.. ‘A whole office-full, officer.’ 1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Jan. 62/2 Reporters checked out the current fitness flea market and grunted their way through an officeful of gadgets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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