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单词 weedful
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weedfuladj.

Brit. /ˈwiːdf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈwidfəl/
Forms: see weed n.1 and -ful suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weed n.1, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < weed n.1 + -ful suffix. Compare earlier weeded adj.2, weedy adj.1
Full of or overgrown with weeds; characterized by an abundance of weeds. (literal and figurative.)
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [adjective]
wrackful1581
weedful1615
1615 J. Sylvester 2nd Session Parl. Vertues Reall Ep. Ded. Need-full in this Weed-full Time.
1617 J. Vicars tr. F. Herring Mischeefes Mysterie 116 But now tis needfull in this weed-full age, Wherein impiety and vice doe rage, Yea and all too too little to declare The hatefull times and crimes which most rise are.
1849 J. C. Mangan To J. Brenan in Poems 14 Unheedful Of the thorns and tares, that choked the weedful Garden of my mind!
1894 Halfpenny Marvel 21 Aug. 11/1 How did you manage to escape from that weedful sea?
1913 Life 29 May 1072/1 This land entirely weedful and in a vegetableless condition.
1955 S. Clifford Ballads of Bogman 20 The farmer walked his weedful fields.
2002 D. Storey As it Happened xiii. 281 In the backyard, were several plantless, weedful pots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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