| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Careful; wary.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hofully.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hofully) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hoful.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HOFUL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Hoful \Ho"ful\, adjective. [from Anglo-Saxon expression hogful, hohful, from hogu care, anxiety.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HOFUL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Careful.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (obsolete) careful, wary. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
