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English
Etymology
From amend + -ful.
Adjective
amendful (comparative more amendful, superlative most amendful)
- (obsolete) Much improving.
c. 1612–1630, John Fletcher, George Chapman, Ben Jonson, Philip Massinger, “The Bloody Brother; or, Rollo. A Tragedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies , London: Humphrey Robinson, , and for Humphrey Moseley , published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Farre fly such rigour your amendfull hand.
1875, “Eugenia (1614)”, in The Works of George Chapman: Poems and Minor Translations, page 325:wherein whatsoever is presently defective, the anniversaries that, for as many years as God shall please to give me life and faculty, I constantly resolve to perform to his noblest name and virtues, shall, I hope, be furnished with supplies amendful and acceptable .
1843, The Iliads of Homer:He said, and his amendful words did Hector highly please, Who rush'd betwixt the fighting hosts , and made the Trojans cease, By holding up in midst his lance:
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