brimful

adj
/ˈbɹɪmfʊl/

Etymology

From brim + -ful.

Definitions

  1. Filled to maximum capacity.

    • So weighty was the cup, / That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.
  2. The maximum amount a container can hold.

    • If the glass is cracked, it cannot contain a brimful of water; and if and only if the water is calm enough, it can reflect the moon in the sky without distortion.
    • As I listened to the words as they were coming out of my mouth, I realized that I sounded like Ozzy Osborne after three brimfuls of Merlot and a handful of Vicodin .
  3. A large amount.

    • Brimful of Asha on the forty-five / Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five
    • Such a suggestion—even a timid one in her own head—would have been met with a brimful of scorn.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA