Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herdful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: herd-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rich in herds (of cattle etc.).

Obsolete

noun

The amount that constitutes a herd.

Example Sentences

"[…] Spoiled of Orgallia's green domain, of wide Tir-Owen's woods, / Of high Tir-Conal's herdful hills and fishy-teeming floods; / Of all the warm vales, rich in goods of glebe-manuring men, / That bask against the morning sun along the Royal Glen."
"In addition to decreasing your odds of being the unlucky item on the big cat's menu, being in a herd also means that you can find out about impending danger much sooner than you would if you were alone. After all, a herdful of eyes is better than one measly pair."

Etymology

From herd + -ful (adjective-forming suffix).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: herd
Suffix: -ful

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more herdful (comparative) most herdful (superlative)

Questions

What does herdful mean?: Rich in herds (of cattle etc.).
Where does herdful come from?: From herd + -ful (adjective-forming suffix).

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