Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jamful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jam-ful
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full to capacity; jam-packed; chokka.

Example Sentences

"“He don’t sell cotton, mother—only books,” cried the eldest; “and oh! he’s got such a beautiful ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ jamful of pictures;[…]”"
"The place was jamful."
"YOUR BABY GETS SALLY’S OWN HOME-GROWN VEGETABLES… They’re big and plump and luscious—jamful of all the precious nourishment that scientific seed selection and careful growing could put into them."
"Regrettable you had so little time when you were here last, and the lab was so jamful (as usual)."
"There was another pause, and then came a dozen open cars jamful with ruffians in large hats, covered with fire-arms."
"They were so sure of themselves, so alert, so jamful of ideas about character, motivation, sequences."

Etymology

From jam + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jam

Inflected Forms

more jamful (comparative) most jamful (superlative)

Questions

What does jamful mean?: Full to capacity; jam-packed; chokka.
Where does jamful come from?: From jam + -ful.

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