preyful
English
Etymology
prey + -ful
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪfʊl
Adjective
preyful (comparative more preyful, superlative most preyful)
- (obsolete) Disposed to take prey.
- Chapman
- the preyful brood of savage beasts
- Chapman
- (obsolete) Rich in prey.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for preyful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)