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Full of entreaty. [R.] See Intreatful.

Serious. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Full of error; wrong. Foxe.

Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

Full of exciting qualities; as, an exciteful story; exciteful players. Chapman.

Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. -- Ex*pense"ful*ly, adv. [R.] -- Ex*pense"ful*ness, n. [R.]

Filling or satisfying the eye; visible; remarkable. [Obs.] "Eyeful trophies." Chapman.

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. You are not faithful, sir. B. Jonson.

Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.

Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate. "The fateful steel." J. Barlow.

Full of faults or sins. Shak.

Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. Bp. Warburton.

In a fearful manner.

The state of being fearful.

Festive; festal; joyful; sumptuous; luxurious. "Feastful days." Milton. -- Feast"ful*ly, adv.

Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever. Boyle.

A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever. -- a.

hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant. "Impudent fee-faw-fums." J. H. Newman.

Affording defense; defensive. [Obs.] Congreve.

Full of fiendish spirit or arts. Marlowe. -- Fiend"ful*ly, adv.