fuller
/ˈfʊ.ləɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.79 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of full: more full
name
A surname originating as an occupation, originally for someone who fulls cloth.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
name
A place in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "Comment must be circumspect until fuller particulars are available, [...]."
- "Near-synonyms: feltmaker, felter"
- "to fuller a bayonet"
- "Tom Fuller has lived in La Conchita for more than three decades. He raised two children here and says not even a permanent evacuation warning would force him to leave."
Etymology
From full.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fullere
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfʊ.ləɹ/
- British English: /ˈfʊ.lə/