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Cautions; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] -- Guard"ful*ly, adv.

Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. -- Guile"ful*ly, adv. -- Guile"ful*ness, n.

Tasteful; well-tasted. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby. -- Gust"ful*ness, n. [Obs.] Barrow.

Abounding in gyres. [Obs.]

A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. Bacon.

Full of harangue.

Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous. " Most harmful hazards." Strype. --Harm"ful*ly, adv. -- Harm"ful*ness, n.

or hatred; malignant; malevolent. [Archaic or R.] And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes His rival's conquest. Dryden.

Tending or serving to heal; healing. [Obs.] Ecclus. xv. 3.

Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.

In health; wholesomely.

The state of being healthful.

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant. Shak. -- Heed"ful*ly, adv. -- Heed"ful*ness, n.

Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary. Heavens make our presence and our practices Pleasant and helpful to him! Shak. -- Help"ful*ly, adv. -- Help"ful*ness, n. Milton.

Careful; wary. [Obs.] Stapleton.

Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. Hooker.

Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent. Gray.

Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.

Not confused; distinct. [Obs.]

Freedom from confusion; distinctness. [Obs.] Bacon.