fishful

English

Etymology

fish +‎ -ful

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃfəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃfəl

Adjective

fishful (comparative more fishful, superlative most fishful)

  1. Abounding in fish.
    Synonym: fish-filled
    • 1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall. […], new edition, London: […] B. Law, […]; Penzance, Cornwall: J. Hewett, published 1769, →OCLC:
      Thus mean in state, and calm in sprite,
      My fishful pond is my delight.
    • 1856, John O'Donovan, Annala Rioghachta Eireann, page 97:
      The earth brought forth its fruit; fishful its river-mouths; milkful the kine; heavy-headed the woods.

Translations
abounding in fish — see fish-filled
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