Amazeful

/əˈmeɪzfəl/ adjective

Definition

Full of amazement or able to cause amazement; wonderful or astonishing.

Etymology

From amaze plus '-ful,' a suffix meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.' This is a rare adjectival formation that appears sporadically in older English literature.

Kelly Says

Words like 'amazeful' are fossils from a time when English speakers felt more experimental about morphology—we've settled on 'amazing' and 'astonishing' now, but amazeful shows our language always had creative alternatives.

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