yearnful
yearnful · more yearnful · most yearnful
Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressingFilled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.
Meaning
1 sensesFilled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.
Origin
From Middle English yernful, ȝeornful, from Old English ġearnfull, ġeornful (“desirous, eaFrom Middle English yernful, ȝeornful, from Old English ġearnfull, ġeornful (“desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious”), equivalent to yearn + -ful.
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Forms
more yearnful, most yearnful| Comparative | more yearnful Lesson |
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| Superlative | most yearnful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form